Samsung Commercial Vehicles

Samsung Commercial Vehicles (Korean: 삼성상용차, IPA: [samsʌŋ saŋjoŋtɕʰa]) was a South Korean trucks, bus and construction equipment manufacturer established by the Samsung Group in 1996 and closed in 2000 as a result of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The company was formed through a corporate spin-off from Samsung Heavy Industries.

Samsung Commercial Vehicles Co., Ltd.
Native name
삼성상용차 주식회사
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryHeavy equipment
PredecessorSamsung Heavy Industries vehicle production division
FoundedAugust 1996
FounderLee Kun-hee
DefunctDecember 2000
Headquarters,
South Korea
Number of employees
1,400 (1996)
ParentSamsung
Samsung Commercial Vehicles
Hangul
삼성상용차
Hanja
三星商用車
Revised RomanizationSamseong Sangyongcha
McCune–ReischauerSamsŏng Sangyongch'a
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