Asia Motors Co. Ltd., founded in 1965, was a South Korean motor vehicle manufacturer of large and medium duty trucks, special military vehicles, lightweight cars, civilian Jeeps (a small look-alike called the Rocsta), motor vehicle components, to include engines, and buses and mini-buses. Kia owned 28.28% of issued stock. It was completely merged with Kia in 1999 and Asia Motors currently has no automobile production. The Australian Asia Motors distributors, an independent company called Asia Motors Australia, continues to use the Asia Motors name but now sources it's products elsewhere. National motto: 널리 인간 세계를 이롭게 하라 Translation: Broadly bring benefit to humanity Official language Korean Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul President Roh Moo-hyun Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 108th 99,274 km² 0. ... Jeep is an automobile marque of DaimlerChrysler. ... KIA is a three-letter abbreviation for killed in action, a term often used in military histories and narratives to count the number of casualties in a conflict, or the status of an individual. ...

The Rocsta's replacement, the Retona, was sold under the Kia badge.

Address

• 700 Naebong-dong
• So-Gu, Kwanju-Shi 502-711
• +82 62 3703114
• +82 2 7801037

See also

• Hyundai
• Kia

• Asia Motors web Site Defunct
• The history of Asia Motors Australia