Daedong (company)
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Native name | 주식회사 대동 |
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Type | Public |
KRX: 000490 | |
Industry | Agricultural machinery |
Founded | May 20, 1947 |
Headquarters | Daegu, South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Kim Joon-Sik Chairman & CEO |
Products | Tractors Combines Forage equipment Seeding & Tillage equipment Diesel engines |
Revenue | KRW 895.7 billion (FY 2020) |
Website | https://www.daedong.co.kr https://www.kioti.com |
Footnotes / references [1] |
Daedong Corporation, also known by the brand name Kioti in the U.S., 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]
History[]
At first, Daedong's business was primarily in metal casting. Daedong began producing agricultural machinery in 1949.[3]
By 1985 they exported their first tractors, and 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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Kioti-tractors-vector-logo.svg/140px-Kioti-tractors-vector-logo.svg.png)
Kioti logo
Kioti Tractor Division[]
Kioti Tractor (/kaɪˈoʊti/ "coyote") is the trade name for Daedong tractors in U.S. and other markets.[7]
Product range[]
- Tractors
- Farm implements
- Attachments
- Zero-turn Mowers
- Rice transplanters
- Combine harvesters
- All-terrain vehicles
- Skid-steer loaders
- Engines
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Daedong Corp000490.KS". reuters.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Daedong Corp". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "대동 70년". www.kamnews.co.kr/news (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Kioti UK Ltd". www.aea.uk.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Tractor maker Kioti unveils its first CTL and skid steer". www.equipmentworld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Daedong Corporation (000490.KS)". www.finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "KIOTI France Selects ARI's eCatalog Solutions to Support Its Dealers". www.arinet.nl/news. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
External links[]
Categories:
- Tractor manufacturers of South Korea
- Lawn and garden tractors
- Garden tool manufacturers
- Companies based in Daegu