KR Motors Co. Ltd. is a South Korean

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manufacturer.

History

Founded in 1978 as a division of the

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Group of industries, Hyosung began producing Japanese

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motorcycle designs under license for the South Korean market in

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, South Korea in 1979. In 1986, they established their own research and development center in

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, and the next year, they began mass production of their own designs. They were the official motorcycle supplier for the

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. In 2003, Hyosung Motors & Machinery Inc. was spun off from the Hyosung Group to become its own corporate entity. In June 2007, Hyosung Motors Division was acquired by Korean company S&T Group (Science and Technology), and the name was changed to S&T Motors. In 2014 S&T Motors was acquired by Kolao Holdings(now known as LVMC Holdings), and the name was changed to KR Motors.

Current products

Recently, KR Motors has expanded from its traditional business of simple and efficient bikes for

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into the recreational market. This includes adding models with larger

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, up to 678cc and expanding into developed markets such as Australia, Northern Europe, Canada, India and the United States. ;

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" * GT650R * GT650S * GT250R * GD250R / Naza N5R * GT125R ;

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- "Comet" * GT650 * GT250 * GT125 * GD250N Exiv / Naza N5 ; Cruisers * ST7 * GV650 - "Mirage/Aquila" * GV250 - "Mirage/Aquila" * GV125C ;"Work" motorcycles * KR110 ; Scooters *

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* Megajet * Rapid * SF50 "Prima" * SF50R "Rally"/"Rally50" * SF100 "Rally100" * SD50 "Sense" * MS3 125/250 * Grand Prix 125 4T * Supercap ; Off-road bikes * RT 125 * RX125 * Troy ; ATVs * TE50 "WOW50" * TE100 "WOW100" * LT160 * TE450

External links

KR Motors English Homepage
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