SAMSUNG. SAMSUNG in KOREA
Renault-Samsung Motors, Namdaemun HSBC Building 25, Bongrae Dong 1-Ga,
Choong-ku, Seoul 100-161, Korea tel. +822/37075000, fax +822/37075369,
http://www.renaultsamsungm.com
Program: SM3, SM5, SM7.
Production volume in 2003 - 117,630 vehicles. Samsung
Heavy Industries Co., a producer of trucks from 1994-2001, launched the
production division for passenger vehicles Samsung Motors Inc in 1995. From 1996-97 a series of 40 electric SEV IV
hatchbacks were built, followed in 1997 by the debute of the SSC-1 concept car. In the
same year trial production was initiated on the SM5 sedan, whose series
production began in January 1998. In 2000 Renault acquired 70.1% of Samsung Motors shares (19.9% remained in Samsung
hands and 10% were bank-owned). Latest premieres: September 2002 - a new SM3; at the 2002 Seoul Motor Show - a prototype of
the
SM3 Sport; 2003 Busan Motor Show - SM5 restyling, November 2004 - SM7, January 2005 - second generation
SM5. Plans for the future: 2006 - SM4 (SUV). Annual production for 2006 is planned at 500,000 vehicles.
SAMSUNG SM5
SAMSUNG SM3
SAMSUNG SM3
SAMSUNG SM7
SAMSUNG SM7
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