Shinjin Motors

Shinjin Motors ( Korean : 신진 , in German : young , more rarely Sinjin ) was an automobile manufacturer in South Korea . In the 1970s, Shinjin was the leading automobile manufacturer in South Korea.

history

The company was founded as Shinjin Industry in 1955 . It initially dealt with the repair and rebuilding of Jeep models.

In 1965 the car manufacturer Saenara was taken over. Shinjin worked with Toyota from 1966 to 1972; at the same time Shinjin Industry was renamed Shinjin Motors . As part of its expansion plans to China, Toyota was obliged by the CCP to cease operations in South Korea. Therefore, General Motors acquired its 50 percent stake in this company in 1972. This joint venture was named General Motors Korea .

Shinjin motors should not with the Motor Co. Shinjin be confused. In 1974 a joint venture Shinjin Jeep Motors was founded with AMC . This company was renamed Shinjin Motor Co. in 1979 and Geohwa Co. in 1981 . It was merged with Dong-A in 1985, making it one of the forerunners of SsangYong .

Models

After the takeover of Saenara, 322 copies of the Sinsung-ho, a replica of the Datsun Bluebird (310) with a Jeep engine , were initially produced . Then around 100 copies of the Mitsubishi Minica were assembled. The brand's next model was the Shinjin Publica , which was based on the Toyota model of the same name and was manufactured from 1966. In 1966, production of the Shinjin Corona , a small mid-range sedan with a 44 hp engine, also started. In the following year, the manufacturer finally established its first luxury vehicle, the Shinjin Crown , which was discontinued a year later. In 1971, Shinjin Motors started its second attempt to enter this segment with the Shinjin New Crown . But this time the manufacturer did not succeed either.

Shinjin Publica
Shinjin Publica
Shinjin Crown
Shinjin Crown

Web links

Commons : Shinjin Motors - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Robert R. Ebert: Performance of the South Korean Automobile Industry in the Domestic and United States Markets . Ed .: Baldwin Wallace University. Berea 2007, p. 13 (English, [1] [PDF; accessed December 23, 2018]).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jimmyn Parc: An eclectic approach to enhancing the competitive advantage of nations - analyzing the success factors of East Asian economies with a focus on the development o. June 17, 2014, accessed on April 6, 2018 (French).
↑ ^a ^b earlydatsun.com, Section: A Daewoo Datsun? ( Memento from March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
^ ^A ^b Young-Chul Chang: Broken Strategic Alliance . A Case of Daewoo-GM Joint Venture. Ed .: Seoul National University. Seoul 1997, p. 45 (English, [2] [PDF; accessed December 23, 2018]).
^ ^A ^b ^c ^d John Ravenhill: From National Champions to Global Partnerships . The Korean Auto Industry, Financial Crisis and Globalization. Ed .: Center for International Studies - Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Massachusetts 2001, p. 6 (English, [3] [PDF; accessed December 23, 2018]).
↑ Patrick Foster: The Story of Jeep , Iola 2004, pp. 155-156.
^ AJ Jacobs: The New Domestic Automakers in the United States and Canada: History, Impacts, and Prospects , Lanham 2015, p. 182.
↑ Young-suk Hyun, Jinjoo Lee: "Can Hyundai go it alone?", In: Long Range Planning 22, 2 (1989), 63-69. doi : 10.1016 / 0024-6301 (89) 90124-6

Korean automobile manufacturers, owners, and brands since 1953
Original manufacturer	1950s							1960s										1970s										1980s										1990s										2000s										2010s								Brand today
Original manufacturer	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2 ^[1]	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7 ^[2]	8 ^[2]	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	Brand today
Hyundai	… Hyundai Construction														Hyundai Motor Company ██ ██																															Hyundai Group		Hyundai Kia Automotive Group																		Hyundai
Hyundai	… Hyundai Construction														Hyundai Motor Company ██ ██																																																			genesis
Kia Industry	... Kia Industry Company									Kia Industry Company ██														Kia Industry Company														Kia Motors																												Kia
Asia Motors													Asia Motors Company ██											Kia Industry Company														Kia Motors																												-
Saenara								Saenara ██			Shinjin Motors ██ ██ ██									GM Korea ██				Saehan Motor ██						Daewoo Group , Daewoo Motors																Daewoo Motors		Daewoo Motors		GM Daewoo					GM Daewoo											Chevrolet
Saenara								Saenara ██			Shinjin Motors ██ ██ ██									GM Korea ██				Saehan Motor ██						Daewoo Group , Daewoo Motors																		Daewoo Motors		GM Daewoo					Tata											Daewoo (truck)
Ha Dong-hwan		Ha Dong-hwan Motor Workshop									Ha Dong-hwan engine ██														Dong-A motor								Dong-A motor		SsangYong Group, SsangYong Motors ██													SsangYong Motors				SAIC							Mahindra & Mahindra							SsangYong
Dongbang										Dongbang	Ha Dong-hwan engine ██														Dong-A motor
Shinjin Jeep Motors																						Shinjin Jeep							Geohwa
Panther																				Panther of the west wind
Samsung Motors																																										Samsung Motors ██						Renault Samsung Motors																		Renault Samsung
Protomotor																																													Protomotor																					Protomotor
Sibal			Sibal																																																															-
CT&T																																																		CT&T																CT&T
ATT R&D																																															ATT																			-
License production and cooperation with: ██ Toyota, ██ Mazda, ██ Nissan, ██ AMC (Jeep), ██ Ford, ██ FIAT, ██ General Motors, ██ Mitsubishi, ██ Mercedes-Benz

^[1] 1962: State protection law and promotion of domestic automobile construction. Foreign manufacturers could only operate in cooperation with a Korean manufacturer.
^[2] 1997–1998: Asian crisis

[ebert-1] A ^b Robert R. Ebert: Performance of the South Korean Automobile Industry in the Domestic and United States Markets . Ed .: Baldwin Wallace University. Berea 2007, p. 13 (English, [1] [PDF; accessed December 23, 2018]).

[theses-040086-2] Jimmyn Parc: An eclectic approach to enhancing the competitive advantage of nations - analyzing the success factors of East Asian economies with a focus on the development o. June 17, 2014, accessed on April 6, 2018 (French).

[earlydatsun-3] rlydatsun.com, Section: A Daewoo Datsun? ( Memento from March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[cc-4] A ^b Young-Chul Chang: Broken Strategic Alliance . A Case of Daewoo-GM Joint Venture. Ed .: Seoul National University. Seoul 1997, p. 45 (English, [2] [PDF; accessed December 23, 2018]).

[ravenhill-5] A ^b ^c ^d John Ravenhill: From National Champions to Global Partnerships . The Korean Auto Industry, Financial Crisis and Globalization. Ed .: Center for International Studies - Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Massachusetts 2001, p. 6 (English, [3] [PDF; accessed December 23, 2018]).

[6] Patrick Foster: The Story of Jeep , Iola 2004, pp. 155-156.

[7] AJ Jacobs: The New Domestic Automakers in the United States and Canada: History, Impacts, and Prospects , Lanham 2015, p. 182.

[8] Young-suk Hyun, Jinjoo Lee: "Can Hyundai go it alone?", In: Long Range Planning 22, 2 (1989), 63-69. doi : 10.1016 / 0024-6301 (89) 90124-6