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KIA
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The company and brand name KIA is written as "起亞" in Korean and "起亜" in Japanese. "起 = KI" means "arise or come up out". "亞, 亜 = A" means Asia. Thus, "KIA" means "rising out of Asia".
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HYUNDAI
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The company and brand name HYUNDAI is derived from the company name of Hyundai Motor Industrial Company, which was founded by Chung Ju-yung in 1946. At that time, it was also named "Hyundai" because the car was the most modern convenience.
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RENAULT SAMSUNG
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The company and brand name Renault is a leading French automobile company, and the company name is derived from one of the founders of Renault, Louis Renault.
The company and brand name Samsung consist of two parts - Sam and Sung. Sam means "three", also means "big, numerous and powerful" in Hanja. Sung means "star". The brightness and shining of the star expresses the ideal image of the company. Therefore, Samsung means "three stars" or "tristar".
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SSANGYONG
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The company and brand name SSANGYONG is derived from the name of the SsangYong Group, which was once a major shareholder. The group name "SSANGYONG" is derived from the location of the first factory of SsangYong Cement Industrial Co., Ltd.
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