Meet the 74-year history of Daedong, leading the development of Korean agriculture
Building a centennial corporation that leads future agriculture with continuing challenges and innovations.
Present-2020
2024.05
Daedong opens AI robot S/W company “Daedong AI Lab”
2024.05
Daedong acquires internationally recognized ISO 27001 certification for its information security management system
2024.04
Daedong launches premium mid-sized tractor GX series worldwide
2023.12
Daedong, the first in the industry to receive the “600 Million Dollar Export Tower” award
2023.09
Daedong autonomous agricultural machinery becomes the first in the industry to pass national testing for autonomous driving
Level-3 autonomous driving agricultural machinery (autonomous operating) HX tractor and DH6135 combine
2023.01
Entered the robot markets
Daedong has become the first Korean agricultural machinery company that enters the agricultural and non-agricultural robot markets
2022.12
Daedong becomes the first in the industry to be awarded the ‘$400 Million Export Tower’
2022.11
Daedong Mobility completes construction of smart production facility, 'S-Factory'
2022.09
Daedong participates in GaLaBau in Germany
2022.08
Daedong-GS Global signed MOU for strategic business cooperation
2022.07
Daedong Mobility, showcasing electric motorcycles for the first time at Busan Motor Show
2022.06
Daedong presents 75th-anniversary emblem
2022.05
Daedong and NGeneBio to develop customized nutrition service using smart farm crops
2022.05
Established the Daedong-KAIST Research Center for Mobility
2022.03
Entered the BSS-type electric motorcycle market
2022.02
Future agriculture platform leading company ‘Daedong Agtech Co. Ltd.’ established
2022.02
Sales exceed KRW 1 trillion for the first time since foundation
2022.01
Signed a strategic financial partnership agreement with BC Card and Hankook Capital
2021.12
Awarded the $300 Million Export Tower
Awarded the $300 Million Export Tower on the Day of Trade
2021.11
JV investment MOU signed with Hyundai AutoEver
2021.11
Daedong Group signs an MOU for a Daegu-style job creation project with 11 different labor-management, civil, and government institutions
2021.10
Ranked 1st in KS-QEI
The first in the tractor industry to be ranked 1st in the KS-QEI (Korean Standard-Quality Excellence Index)
2021.05
Daedong Group declared a full-scale entry into the e-mobility business
Daedong Mobility Corporation signed a new project investment with Daegu National Industrial Complex
2021.03
Agricultural solution platform, the "Daedong Connect" app, now available
2021.01
The first tractor in the domestic industry with 10-year quality assurance
2020.12
Change of company name and CI renewal
Removing ‘Industrial’ and changing the company name to ‘Daedong’
2020.11
Completed the first-stage space innovation for future agricultural creation
2020.07
Daedong Industrial & Intel & Funzin technology development cooperation
Agricultural machine autonomous driving and precision agricultural technology development cooperation
2020.04
DSF85 certified as new technology agricultural machine by the Rural Development Administration
2020.02
Launched the 6-row straight-line autonomous driving rice transplanter DRP60
2019 - 2015
2019.07
Selected as the ‘2019 Best Employer of the Year’ with satisfactory work and life
2019.07
Foundation of the first Canada corporation in the domestic agricultural machine industry
2019.06
Autonomous/electric vehicle joint research MOU signed with KAIST
Strengthening the development of commercial and agricultural electric vehicle
2019.03
Signed a strategic partnership for skid loader with Hyundai Construction
2019.03
Launched a straight-line autonomous driving rice transplanter ERP80DZFA, the first in the domestic agricultural machine industry
2019.02
Signed an OEM with Doosan Bobcat for 30,000 tractors
2018.12
House brand ‘KIOTI’ sold over 10,000 units in the US
The first domestic agricultural machine company to sell over 10,000 units
2018.09
Supplied agricultural machine to Angola
Supplied Daedong agricultural machine worth $100 million to the Angola government
2018.01
Signed OEM contract with Hyundai Construction
Signed a forklift OEM contact with Hyundai Construction
2017.02
Daedong Industrial emblem
Launched the 70th-anniversary emblem
2017.01
Opening of Consortium Training Center
2016.07
Started an installment financing service
Started a wholesale installment financing service for the North American market
2016.06
Awarded the ‘Gold Level Status’
Awarded the ‘Gold Level Status’ from the North American Agricultural Machine Dealers Association (first domestic agricultural machine company to win 3 consecutive years)
2016.05
Partnership signed with Doosan Infracore
Signed a mass production engine supply contract and strategic partnership with Doosan Infracore
2015.12
Launch of EVO100LA, electronic car for agriculture
2015.12
Selected as a GD (Good Design) product
6-row rice transplanter ERP60 was selected as a GD product
2015.12
Signed as an official sponsor of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
Signed as an official tractor sponsor of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
2015.10
Signed a technical cooperation contract with TAFE India
2015.05
Cooperation with Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries
Signed business cooperation with Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries for agricultural machine training and support
2014 - 2004
2014
Award the Export Tower
Awarded the $200 million Export Tower on the Day of Trade
2014
Awarded the Grand Prize at ‘Korea Business Communication Awards’ (Newspaper advertising)
2014
Myanmar agricultural machine supply project
Won the order of agricultural machine supply project worth $100 million from the Myanmar central government
2014
Awarded the ‘Gold Level Status’
Awarded the ‘Gold Level Status’ from the North American Agricultural Machine Dealers Association
2014
Launched NX tractor
Launched NA tractor, the first in the industry to use the Tier 4 engine
2013
MOA signed between JDC and Daedong Industrial
2013
Selected as World Class 300
2012
PX tractor selected as a GD (Good Design) product
2012
Awarded the Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit
2011
Relocation of Daedong China (Anhui)
2010
Foundation of Europe local corporation in the Netherlands
2009
Launched MECHRON2200-UTV
2008
Award the $100 million Export Tower on the Day of Trade
2007
Foundation of Daedong China (Nanjing)
2006
Foundation of the Parts Center in Europe
2006
Implementation of cutting-edge engine production facilities
2004
Construction of the Daedong USA company building
2004
Implementation of Daedong New CI System
2003 - 1983
2003
Acquisition of OHSAS 18001 certification
2002
Re-acquisition of ISO 9001 certification
2001
Acquisition of the EEC certification in Europe
2000
D500 tractor selected as a GD product and award the Millennium Award
1999
Acquisition of EPA certification in the US
1997
Construction of the Institute of Advanced Technology
1996
Acquisition of ISO9001, ISO14001 certification
1994
Expansion of the automation line in the engine factory
1993
Foundation of Daedong USA, a local corporation in the US
1991
Appointed as a first-grade quality management company
1990
Opening of Changnyeong Training Center
1987
Foundation of Daedong Metals Corporation
1985
Started exporting Daedong tractors to the US
1984
Construction of the Daegu Factory
1982 - 1962
1982
Award the Stone Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit
1981
Construction of the Seoul Office building
1977
Foundation of Hankuk Chain Industrial Corporation
1975
Award the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit
1975
Daedong Industrial IPA (listed in the Korea Stock Exchange)
1973
Awarded the Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit
1973
Foundation of Daedong Gear
1973
Started producing rice transplanters
1972
Awarded the Stone Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit
1972
Appointed as a first-grade precision technology factory by the Ministry of Commercial and Industrial Affairs
1971
Started producing combine harvesters
1969
Signed technical cooperation with Ford
1968
Started producing tractors for agriculture
1966
The business name changed to Daedong Industrial Corporation
1966
Started producing 7-horse power engines for ships
1962
Started manufacturing power tillers
1961 - 1947
1961
Opening of the Seoul Contact Office
1960
Construction of a large-scale factory in Juyak-dong, Jinju
1958
Awarded the Minister of Agriculture and Forest in the exhibition commemorating the 10th anniversary of the government’s establishment
1955
Awarded the President Award in the Industrial Exhibition commemorating the 10th anniversary of liberation
1952
Appointed as a key production factory by the Ministry of Commercial and Industrial Affairs
1949
Started motor production
1947
Foundation of Daedong Industrial (Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do)