SsangYong becomes Kg Mobility and points to the future

A new renaissance for SsangYong Motor Company which becomes KG Mobility and aims to become a new generation mobility company. The announcement was made during the shareholders’ meeting held on March 22 at the company’s headquarters in Pyeongtaek, in the presence of CEO Jeong Yong-Won, executives, employees and shareholders.
Founded in January 1954 as Ha Dong-hwan, the company has a 70-year history that has made it Korea’s oldest vehicle maker and the country’s best-known SUV maker. The name later changed to Dong-A Motors in 1977 and to SsangYong Motor in 1988.
For KG Mobility, the term mobility will now not be limited to the production and sale of traditional automobiles, but also to the application of future-oriented technologies such as electrification, autonomous driving and connectivity, as well as the provision of mobility services .
KG Mobility intends to focus on new mobility technologies such as platforms dedicated to electric vehicles, SDVs (software defined vehicles), autonomous vehicles and AI, in line with the change that is affecting the global automotive industry.
“The partnership between Koelliker and Kg Mobility has been going on since 2003, since SsangYong entered the Italian market for the first time, thanks to the foresight of our Group – said Marco Saltalamacchia, CEO & Executive Vice President of Koelliker – The link between the two companies has led over the years to extremely satisfactory results, also due to cars and products that have met with success in Italy thanks to the elegance, technology and safety that have distinguished them.
“After the company relaunch – continued Saltalamacchia – this news can only make us proud and proud to be by their side once again. Kg Mobility is a company that looks to the future with optimism, has a cultural background and a many years of experience in the automotive sector which once again makes him the ideal partner with which to continue writing the history of Koelliker in Italy”.