Private company

Tata Daewoo

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South Korean commercial vehicle manufacturer

Tata Daewoo Mobility Co., Ltd. is a commercial vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors. It is the second-largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in South Korea.2 It was founded by Tata family.1 It is part of Tata Motors Limited.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1

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Photo: 최광모, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Tata Daewoo Mobility Co., Ltd. is a commercial vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors. It is the second-largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in South Korea.2

Corporate structure

Tata Daewoo is part of a group headed by Tata Motors Limited. 6 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Tata family in 2004, in Gunsan.1

The company was established in 2002 as "Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd", after it was spun off from parent Daewoo Motors.

In 2004 it was acquired by Tata Motors, India's largest passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company.

Tata Daewoo Korea and Afzal Motors-Pakistan signed a Technical Assistance Agreement on 12 December 2005 in Pakistan. The Afzal Motors plant in Pakistan was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on 8 January 2007. It assembled Truck Chassis and Daewoo Dump Trucks.

In 2013, the Vehicular Authority of South Korea ordered that the trucks sold by Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles be recalled due to a steering failure. The 3,276 trucks sold in the country were repaired and came back in service.

Tata Daewoo-Korea and BadanBas-Malaysia signed a Technical Assistance Agreement in May 2015 in Malaysia. In 2017, Tata-Daewoo began to sell their trucks under the Daewoo brand in South Korea.

In November 2024, Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company rebranded as Tata Daewoo Mobility.

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Products and brands

  • truck

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Current

Novus Series (Tata Daewoo, 2004)

DEXEN (formerly 'The CEN'), (2020~Present)

MAXEN (2022~Present)

KUXEN (2022~Present)

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GIXEN (2025) - Electric version of DEXEN

HIXEN (2026)

Discontinued

GMK/Chevrolet/Isuzu Truck - CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company, 1971 (now GM Korea)

SMC Truck Isuzu Truck- CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company, 1976 (now GM Korea)

Daewoo/Isuzu Elf Truck - CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company, 1976 (now GM Korea).

Daewoo/Isuzu Light Truck - CKD provided by Saehan Motor Company (now GM Korea), with assistance from Isuzu, 1983.

Daewoo/Isuzu Truck New Elf Model - CKD provided by Daewoo Motor Company (now GM Korea), with assistance from Isuzu, 1986.

Daewoo Truck New Model - CKD provided by Daewoo Motor Company (now GM Korea), with assistance from Isuzu, 1986.

Daewoo Truck Super New Model - Own development from Daewoo Motor Company Design Department, 1993.

Daewoo Chasedae Truck (Next Generation) - Own development from Daewoo Motor Company Design Department, 1995.

Prima Series (2009–2022)

In all of its recent versions, these trucks are engined by a Euro VI emissions standard engines.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tata Daewoo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2004Founded Founded in Gunsan1

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