| Daedong Corporation | |
| Native Name: | 주식회사 대동 |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Type: | Public |
| Hq Location City: | Daegu, South Korea |
| Key People: | Kim Joon-Sik Chairman & CEO |
| Industry: | Agricultural machinery |
| Products: | Tractors Combines Forage equipment Seeding & Tillage equipment Diesel engines |
| Revenue: | KRW 895.7 billion (FY 2020) |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Homepage: | https://www.daedong.co.kr https://www.kioti.com |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Daedong Corporation, also known by the brand name Kioti in North America, is a South Korean agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1947 and headquartered in Daegu, South Korea. Its main products include tractors, combine harvesters, all-terrain utility vehicles and engines .[2]
At first, Daedong's business was primarily in metal casting. Daedong began producing agricultural machinery in 1949.[3]
By 1985, rhey exported their first tractors. Kioti USA was formed 1993.[4] [5] The company was formerly known as Daedong Industrial Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Daedong Corporation in March 2021.[6]
Kioti Tractor ("coyote") is the trade name for Daedong tractors in U.S. and other markets.[7]