Donghee

{{Infobox company

| name = Donghee Holdings Co. Ltd.

| logo = Donghee Holdings.png

| foundation = February 1972

| founder = Lee Dong-Ho

| location = Suwon, South Korea
Ulsan, South Korea

| key_people = President: Lee Dong-Ho
Vice-president: Shin Seon-shik

| industry = Automotive parts manufacturer

| products = Auto parts and consigned manufacture

| homepage = [https://en.donghee.co.kr/ en.donghee.co.kr]

| native_name = 동희홀딩스

}}

Donghee Holdings Co. Ltd. is a South Korean group of companies producing various automotive parts such as chassis, fuel tanks, pedal parts, sunroofs, axle housings and body panels. Donghee Auto Co. Ltd., one of its subsidiaries, co-manufactures the Kia Picanto in a joint venture plant with Kia.{{cite web |url=http://www.carpages.co.uk/kia/kia-picanto-review-part-1-02-02-13.asp |title=Kia Picanto City Review (2013) |publisher=Carpages.co.uk |date=2013-02-02 |accessdate=2013-06-05}}

History

Donghee was established in 1972 as Dongseung Co. Ltd. to produce automotive bumper and pedal parts.{{cite web |url=http://www.donghee.co.kr/English/sub01/sub_02.aspx |title=About Donghee |publisher=Donghee |accessdate=2013-06-05}} In 1986, Donghee Industrial Co. Ltd. was established in Ulsan with the assistance of Hyundai Motor Company. A year later, Donghee formed a joint venture with German firm Webasto to locally manufacture sunroof parts as Webasto Donghee (formerly Korea Sunroof Co. Ltd.). Donghee Auto Co. Ltd. was established in 2002 as a joint venture with Kia to manufacture the Kia Picanto in Seosan. In 2023, Kia moved production of the Kia Stonic from Gwangmyeong to Seosan, as the Gwangmyeong plant was being retooled for EV production.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/news/kia-to-suspend-one-domestic-plant-in-south-korea-for-ev-preparations/articleshow/100677967.cms?from=mdr |title=Kia to suspend one domestic plant in South Korea for EV preparations |newspaper=The Times of India |date=2023-06-01 |access-date=2024-05-11}}

Outside Korea, Donghee has manufacturing plants in China, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Russia, and The United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.donghee.co.kr/English/sub01/sub_03.aspx |title=History |publisher=Donghee |accessdate=2013-06-05}}

Vehicles

= Current models =

Kia Morning (2004–present)
Kia Ray (2011–present)
Kia Stonic (2023–present)

=== Discontinued models ===

Kia Niro Plus (2022–2024)

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.donghee.co.kr/}}

Category:Auto parts suppliers of South Korea

Category:Automotive companies established in 1972

Category:Manufacturing companies based in Seoul

Category:Multinational companies headquartered in South Korea

Category:South Korean companies established in 1972