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| Founded | 1965 |
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| Defunct | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Seo-gu, Gwangju, South Korea |
| Products | automobiles, agriculture machinery tractor |
| Parent | Kia (28%) |
Asia Rocsta in the Philippines (Front view).
Asia Granbird in Russia.
Asia Cosmos AM818.
Asia Motors Co. Ltd., founded in 1965, was a South Korean motor vehicle manufacturer of large and medium duty trucks, special military vehicles, lightweight cars, civilian jeeps (a small jeep look-alike called the Rocsta and later the Asia Retona), motor vehicle components, to include engines, and buses and mini-buses. Kia owned 28.28% of issued stock. It was completely merged with Kia (itself by then owned by Hyundai) in 1999 and Asia Motors currently has no automobile production.
The Australian Asia Motors distributors, now an independent company called Asia Motors Australia, continues to use the Asia Motors name but now sources its products elsewhere.
Rocsta[]
The Rocsta's replacement, the Retona, was sold under the Kia badge.
Address[]
- 700 Naebong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju 502-711
- +82 62 3703114
- +82 2 7801037
Vehicles[]
Car/Jeep/SUV[]
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1993 Asia Towner 800 Cargo
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1995 Asia Towner 800 Pickup
Asia KM-410 (Jeep)
Vans[]
- Asia Topic (Mazda Bongo/Kia Bongo I)
- Asia Towner (Daihatsu Hijet/Kia Towner)
Small / medium-sized buses[]
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1995 Asia Topic van
- AM825 (Combi)
- Asia AM818 (Cosmos)
Large bus[]
Truck[]
Asia Granto
- Granto (AM) truck.
- Asia AM420
Other[]
- KM900 APC - license version of the Fiat 6614 Armoured Personnel Carrier for Republic of Korea Army
Asia Motors also assembled/distributed Massey Ferguson tractors.
- Massey Ferguson 362A
- Massey Ferguson 390A
- Massey Ferguson 4245
- Massey Ferguson 4270
See also[]
External links[]
- Asia Motors article at Finnesy.org
- The history of Asia Motors Australia
- Finance article
- Rocsta pictures
- Rocsta and Retona info
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