The Korean Automotive Industry, Volume 1: Beginnings to 1996

Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
Administrative Divisions of South Korea
List of Figures
List of Tables
Part I The Rise of South Korea’s Auto Industry: Beginnings to 1996
1 Introduction and Overview: The Rise of the Korean Auto Industry
	Introduction
	The Four Stages of the Korean Auto Industry, 1962–1996
	Overview of Book
	Some Notes on the Research Process
	Notes About Names
	Notes About Exchange Rates
	References
2 The State and Development in South Korea: From Yi to Early Park
	Introduction
	Beginnings: A Brief Summary of Korea Until 1910
	The Japanese Colonial Origins of Korean Industrialization, 1910–1945
	U.S. Occupation, Partition, and Civil War: The Post-WW-II Transition Period, 1945–1953
	The Post-Korean War Rhee Development Context, 1953–1960: Dependency, Cronyism, and Political Capitalists
	Rhee Ousted, Second Republic: Prelude to Park, 1960–1961
	“Look East” Governmentalism and Rapid Export Drive: The Early Park Regime, 1961–1972
	Concluding Remarks on Early Park, 1961–1972
	References
3 Park’s Engineering of a South Korean Auto Industry: Beginnings to 1979
	Introduction
	Auto Industry Beginnings to Rhee
	Creating the Structures for a Domestic Auto Industry, 1961–1967
	Korea’s First Authorized Automakers, 1962–1967
	Aided by Japanese Automakers: Park Forges a Domestic Auto Industry, 1967–1972
	Heavy Industry Drive, Rapid Growth, People’s Cars, 1973–1979
	Conclusions: The Auto Industry Grows as the Park Regime Falls
	References
4 The Korean Auto Industry’s Post-Park Emergence Between Crises: 1980–1996
	Introduction
	Early Chun Realignments, 1980–1982
	Japan–US Trade War Spurs Hyundai-Led Export Growth, 1983–1987
	The Auto Industry and the Tumultuous End to the Chun Regime
	Roh’s Partial Democratization and the Auto Industry, 1988–1992
	Prelude to a Crisis: The Young-Sam Kim Regime, 1993–1996
	Conclusion: Structural Adjustments, Democratization, and the Future of the Korean Auto Industry
	References
Part II Korean Carmaker Stories, 1962–1996
5 Daewoo, Shinjin, and the Forerunners of GM Korea: Beginnings to 1996
	Introduction
	Daewoo Motors Origins: National, Saenara, and Shinjin, 1937–1966
	Shinjin Toyota, 1967–1972
	The First GM Korea, 1972–1975
	Goodbye Shinjin: GM Korea Becomes Saehan, 1976–1979
	After Park—Saehan Becomes Daewoo Motors, 1979–1987
	Labor Unrest and Daewoo Bids GM Goodbye, 1987–1992
	Daewoo’s Global Offensive Starts at Home, 1993–1996
	Daewoo Accelerates into the Global South
	Daewoo Seeks to Conquer Europe, 1993–1996
	Conclusion: Prelude to Crisis, the Future for Daewoo Motors?
	References
6 Kia Motors, from Bikes to Cars: Beginnings to 1996
	Introduction
	Kia’s Beginnings, 1930–1971
	Kia Briefly Becomes a Carmaker, 1972–1976
	Kia Takes Over Asia Motors, but Loses Its Car Business, 1976–1981
	Kia the Truckmaker Again, 1982–1987
	Kia Motors the Carmaker, Rises Out of Asia, 1987–1996
	Conclusion: Prelude to Crisis, the End of Kia Motors?
	References
7 Hyundai Motor Part I: From Construction to Cars, Beginnings to 1987
	Introduction
	Origins to Hyundai Construction, 1937–1960
	Hyundai Construction Begets Hyundai Motor, 1961–1976
	The Pony Opens the Gates for the Hyundai Excel, 1977–1983
	Rapid Export Growth Powers Hyundai Motor, 1983–1986
	The 1987 Unrest and Its Impact on Hyundai Motor
	Conclusion: Hyundai Motor Through 1987 and What’s Next
	References
8 Hyundai Motor Company Part II—Rapid Growth and Internationalization: 1987–1996
	Introduction
	The Excel “Phenomenon” Provokes Trade Friction, 1987–1988
	The Failed Hyundai Canada Plant, 1988–1992
	Y.S. Kim Helps Spur Hyundai’s Expansion at Home, 1993–1996
	The End of Hyundai Canada, 1993–1996
	Hyundai Lays the Foundations for Its Internationalization, 1993–1996
	Summary and Conclusion: Hyundai Motor Prospects for Post-1996
	References
9 Dong-A and Shinjin Jeep Beget Ssangyong Motor: Beginnings to 1996
	Introduction
	The Making of the Ssangyong Chaebol, 1939–1983
	From Ha Dong-Hwan to Dong-A Motors, 1954–1983
	The Failed Shinjin Jeep Becomes Geohwa Motors, 1969–1983
	Dong-A Buys Geohwa, Then Cedes to Ssangyong, 1984–1992
	New Era, Ssangyong’s Boom and Bust, 1993–1996
	Ssangyong Motors’ Outlook for the Future: 1996 and Beyond
	References
10 The Origins of Samsung Motors: Beginnings to 1996
	Introduction
	The Origins of the Samsung Group
	The First Attempt at Samsung Motors with Chrysler, 1981–1988
	Samsung’s Alliance with Nissan Diesel and Blocked Takeover of Kia, 1989–1993
	Samsung–Nissan Alliance Approved for Busan Not Daegu, 1993–1996
	Samsung Future Agenda, Pre-Asian Crisis
	References
Part III Volume 1—Conclusion and Summary
11 The Korean Auto Industry, 1962–1996: Summary, Conclusion, and Prelude to Volume 2
	Introduction
	Korean Vehicle Production Trends, 1955–1996
	Korean Automaker Export Trends, 1962–1996
	Domestic Market Trends, 1965–1996: From Three Equals to Hyundai Dominance
	Future Outlook for Korea’s Automakers: The Hyundai Motor Group at the Start of 1997
	Future Outlook for the Kia Motor Group at the Start of 1997
	Future Outlook for Daewoo Motors at the Start of 1997
	Future Outlook for Ssangyong Motor at the Start of 1997
	Future Outlook for Samsung Motors at the Start of 1997
	Prelude to Volume 2—Reorganization and Maturation: The Korean Auto Industry Since the 1997 Asian Fiscal Crisis
	References
Index