Keohwa Explained

Keohwa, Ltd. was a Seoul, South Korea, based assembler of Jeeps under licence, mainly for export markets.^{[1] [2]} Its predecessor was the Jeep assembly joint venture of Shinjin Motors and American Motor Corporation (AMC), established in 1974.^{[3] [4]} It was spun off as an independent company in 1981, after AMC left the venture and retired the permission to use the Jeep trade mark. In 1983, Jeeps from Keohwa started to be named as "Korando" ^[4] In 1984, Keohwa was acquired by Dong-A Motor, the predecessor of Ssangyong Motor.

Models

Unlike Kia, who also produced Jeep vehicles, Keowha produced exact copies, plus its own variants of the following:^[5]

• CJ 5 & 6, later as the Korando

See also

• Asia Motors, another South Korean jeep manufacturer
• List of Korean car makers

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://mnews.joins.com/article/1605598#home . ko:지프 하나로 아·중동공략…130배 신장 . Jeeps exports surge in the Middle East, 130 times more . article.joins.com . Korean . . 1981-11-25 . 2018-03-17.
2. World Directory of Modern Military Vehicles: Unarmored Vehicles From 1970 Hardcover, by Bart Vanderveen, January 1, 1984, Arco Publishing (1984),
3. Web site: http://biz.khan.co.kr/khan_art_view.html?artid=201503222132235&code=920508 . ko:신진차 ‘지프’가 국내 첫 SUV… 현대차 ‘싼타페’로 열풍 선도 . Shinjin Motors' Jeep is Korea's first SUV, leading to Hyundai Santa Fe. biz.khan.co.kr . Korean . Kim . Joon . 22 March 2015 . . 2018-03-17.
4. Web site: http://magazine.kakao.com/ncarzine/carhistory05 . ko:아재차 히스토리 - 코란도(korando)편 . History again - History of Korando . Korean . Encar Magazine . Magazine.kakao.com . 2018-03-17 . 2020-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629223354/https://1boon.kakao.com/ncarzine/carhistory05 . dead .
5. http://www.angelfire.co/nb2/jeeppickups