So International
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'''So International''' is a Korean based manufacturing operation. So International was founded in 1951 by Kim So as a bicycle shop in Seoul, South Korea. | '''So International''' is a Korean based manufacturing operation. So International was founded in 1951 by Kim So as a bicycle shop in Seoul, South Korea. | ||
| - | Kim So passed away in August 1997. His company was purchased by Am-Kor Limited, a business owned by [[United States|American]] Alex Michaels and Korean Han Lee. In 1998, Am-Kor was merged with So Manufacturing and the name was changed to So International. | + | Kim So passed away in August 1997. His company was purchased by Am-Kor Limited, a business owned by [[United States|American]] Alex Michaels and Korean Han Lee. In 1998, Am-Kor was merged with So Manufacturing and the name was changed to So International. |
| + | ==So Motors== | ||
| + | '''So Motors''' was created in 1980 as an experiment. It was a test to see if So Manufacturing could create a successful car. The car was the [[So Shi-Tei]] and was a minor success until 1987 when sales began to fall. | ||
==So Industrial Equipment Ltd.== | ==So Industrial Equipment Ltd.== | ||
'''So Industrial Equipment Ltd.''' is So's division of heavy equipment. The company was founded in 1978 by Chan Yoon. The company was purchased in 1988 by Am-Kor. The company was renamed So Industrial Equipment in 1999. In 2001, So Industrial began making the engine for the [[So Shi-Tei]]. Chan Yoon was CEO of the company until 2004 when he retired. | '''So Industrial Equipment Ltd.''' is So's division of heavy equipment. The company was founded in 1978 by Chan Yoon. The company was purchased in 1988 by Am-Kor. The company was renamed So Industrial Equipment in 1999. In 2001, So Industrial began making the engine for the [[So Shi-Tei]]. Chan Yoon was CEO of the company until 2004 when he retired. | ||
Revision as of 02:11, 9 December 2008
So International is a Korean based manufacturing operation. So International was founded in 1951 by Kim So as a bicycle shop in Seoul, South Korea.
Kim So passed away in August 1997. His company was purchased by Am-Kor Limited, a business owned by American Alex Michaels and Korean Han Lee. In 1998, Am-Kor was merged with So Manufacturing and the name was changed to So International.
So Motors
So Motors was created in 1980 as an experiment. It was a test to see if So Manufacturing could create a successful car. The car was the So Shi-Tei and was a minor success until 1987 when sales began to fall.
So Industrial Equipment Ltd.
So Industrial Equipment Ltd. is So's division of heavy equipment. The company was founded in 1978 by Chan Yoon. The company was purchased in 1988 by Am-Kor. The company was renamed So Industrial Equipment in 1999. In 2001, So Industrial began making the engine for the So Shi-Tei. Chan Yoon was CEO of the company until 2004 when he retired.
Foreign Markets
- So Manufacturing Japan
