Ssangyong Cars in India

SsangYong Motor Company is a major player in the Korean SUV game having sold nearly 1.3 million SUVs from 1990-2009. It has a strong dealer presence of about 1,200 dealers around the globe. The company entered the era of four-wheel drive vehicles in the 1980s, by independently developing the Musso and the Korando. They designed a full line of SUVs consisting of the Rexton, the Korando, the Actyon Sports, the Tivoli, and the XLV.

SsangYong was initially established as the Ha Dong-Hwan Motor Workshop in 1954. It started by producing trucks, buses, and special-purpose vehicles with a key focus on the export of these vehicles. In 1977, the Ha Dong-Hwan Motor Co. changed its name to Dong-A Motor Co. Ltd. In 1984, Dong A Motor Co. took over Geohwa Co. and subsequently acquired the name Korando. Korando is a contraction of the motto "Korean Can Do". In 1986, it was taken over by the SsangYong Business Group, ultimately changing its name to SsangYong Motor Company.