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The Centennial Challenge
The story of Daedong, moving from agricultural machines to future agriculture as a centennial company
From agricultural machines to future agriculture, writing history as the first and the best, Daedong has contributed to the development of Korean agriculture
Daedong was founded under the banner of ‘contributing to the country and society’ amid the ravages of liberation and war and has led the development of Korean agriculture for over 70 years. We have recorded countless ‘firsts’ in history to become Korea's No. 1 agricultural machine company. Still, we challenge ourselves to future agriculture for the new history of Daedong and the future of Korean agriculture. Continuous challenge and innovation, and our will to contribute to society through agricultural development - this is the DNA of Daedong.
Daedong’s history as the ‘first’ has opened up the path of agricultural development in Korea, and its ‘best’ technology and competitive edge have become the competitive edge of Korean agriculture and industry.
Daedong's accomplishments
1947 Daedong was founded under the banner of ‘contribution to country and society through the mechanization of agriculture
1949 Produced Korea’s first engine
1962 Produced Korea’s first plower
1966 Mass produced single-cylinder diesel engines for the first time in the Korean agricultural machine industry
1968 Produced Korea’s first tractor
1971 Produced Korea’s first combine harvester
1973 Produced Korea’s first walking rice transplanter
1982 Entered the US market
1983 Developed and produced multi-cylinder engines with in-house technology
1992 First in the domestic industry to found a US corporation
1996 Acquired ISO9001, ISO14001 certifications for the first time in the agricultural machine industry
2007 Foundation of the China corporation
2009 Produced Korea’s first powered cart
2010 Foundation of the Europe corporation
2012 Developed Korea’s first Tier 4 eco-friendly engine
2013 Selected as a World Class 300 company
2015 Launched Korea’s first electric cart
2019 Commercialization of Korea’s first straight-line autonomous driving rice transplanter
2019 First in the domestic industry to found the Canada corporation
2021 First in the domestic industry to implement 10-year warranty for tractors
2021 Developed and mass-produced Korea’s first 3.8L diesel engine
2021 Launched Korea’s first remote-controlled and autonomous driving tractor HX series
2021 Entered the e-mobility business
2023 First in the domestic industry to enter the agricultural and non-agricultural robot markets
Foundation date
1947
Sales (2022, by IFRS connection standards)
KRW 1trillion 4,637 billion
Domestic agricultural machine industry ranking
No.1
Number of exporting countries
Approximately 70 countries
Capital
KRW 254 billion
Number of employees (as of December 2022)
1,377
Number of dealers nationwide
160 branches
Annual agricultural machine production capacity
123,260