Hyundai Rotem

Infobox Korean company
company_name = Hyundai Rotem Company
company_
company_type = Subsidiary
foundation = July 1, 1999
parent = Hyundai Kia Automotive Group
location = Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
key_people = Lee, Yeo Sung (President, CEO)
industry = Railway system
Defense system
Plant system
products = Rolling stock units
K1 and K1A1 main battle tank
revenue =
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees = 3800
homepage = http://www.rotem.co.kr
hangul = 현대로템
hanja =
rr = Hyundai Rotem
mr =

Hyundai Rotem is a South Korean company manufacturing rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment. It is part of the Hyundai Motor Group. Its name was changed to the current one from Rotem on December 2007. [cite web|title=Hyundai Rotem News: 현대로템㈜ ‘08년 해외수주 2조원 진입|url=http://www.rotem.co.kr/news/news_view.asp?idx=700|language=Korean|date=2007-12-04|accessdate=2008-02-18]

Founded in 1999, it employes 3,800 [cite web|title=Company info|url=http://www.rotem.co.kr/company/ourcomp.asp|language=Korean|accessdate=2008-02-18] and exported to 29 countries worldwide.

Notable projects include MTR's "K-Stocks" and trains for the New Delhi Metro. They are to supply automated trains for the Canada Line between Vancouver and Richmond in British Columbia, Canada and the Silverliner V commuter trains for SEPTA Regional Rail in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.

Products

Rail

* LRV cars
* High Speed Train
** Korail KTX

* Maglev
* DMU
** Iran
** Ireland - Iarnrod Eireann
** Thailand
** South Korea - Korail

* EMU
** FM class for KiwiRail, for use in Wellington

* Metro cars
** Korail, SMRT, Seoul Metro, DJeT, DGSC, BUTC
** MTR in Hong Kong - "K-stock" (with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
** Canada Line in Vancouver
** Manila LRT Purple Line
** Athens Metro EMU, Lines 2,3 (+Athens Airport).

* Electric Locomotive
** Korail 8000, 8100, 8200

* Diesel-Electric Locomotive
** Bangladesh
** Korail 4400, 7x00

* Electric Push-pull train
** Taiwan
** SEPTA Regional Rail service in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
** India

* Bi-level cars
** Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

* Bogies - Bolsterless, XG EMU, Power Motor Car, In-board, HST

* Electronic equipment

Defence

* K1A1 Main Battle Tank
* K2 Black Panther Main Battle Tank
* K1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
* Decon Machinery
* 60-Ton Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET)
* K1 Tank Gunnery Trainer
* Depot Maintenance
* Integrated Logistics System

Plant and Machinery

* Mechanical Press, Hydraulic Press, Auto Racking System
* Electric Arc Furance - Steel
* Ladle Furnace
* Cranes
* Passenger Boarding Bridges
* plant construction

Clients

* TransLink (Vancouver)
* MTR
* SEPTA
* Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
* Korail, Seoul Metro, SMRT, BUTC, DGSC, DJeT
* Supervia, Rio de Janeiro suburban trains

ee also

* Economy of South Korea

References

External links

* [http://www.rotem.co.kr/eng/main_html/main.asp Rotem Homepage]