Jayatsu Motor Company
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The Shi-Tei was brought back into production in 2002 by [[Am-Kor Limited]]. Am-Kor has turned the Shi-Tei into a minor success. Outside of Korea, the car is known as the So Car. So Motors announced an electric version in 2008 named the [[So EC-1]]. In 2009, So Motors made a deal with [[Richards Motor Company]] to sell cars in North America. | The Shi-Tei was brought back into production in 2002 by [[Am-Kor Limited]]. Am-Kor has turned the Shi-Tei into a minor success. Outside of Korea, the car is known as the So Car. So Motors announced an electric version in 2008 named the [[So EC-1]]. In 2009, So Motors made a deal with [[Richards Motor Company]] to sell cars in North America. | ||
==Jayatsu== | ==Jayatsu== | ||
| - | In early 2009, So International was purchased by Jayatsu Industrial. So International was merged with Jayatsu Industrial. | + | In early 2009, So International was purchased by Jayatsu Industrial. So International was merged with Jayatsu Industrial and the mane was changed to Jayatsu Manufacturing. Soon after, So Motors was renamed Jayatsu Motor Company. |
| + | Jayatsu announced that production of the Shi-Tei will end by 2010 and will be replaced with a new model. Jayatsu is also keeping the [[So EC-1]] in development and is still planning to be released in the United States. However, the So EC-1 may have a name change before it is released. | ||
[[Category: Am-Kor]] | [[Category: Am-Kor]] | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 5 March 2009
Jayatsu Motor Company is a Korean manufacturer of automobiles. Jayatsu Motor Company was originally founded in 1980 as So Motors.
So Motors
So Motors was created in 1980 as an experiment. It was a test to see if So Manufacturing could create a successful car. The car was the So Shi-Tei. The Shi-Tei was a compact car powered by the Si4. The Shi-Tei turned out to be a minor success until 1987 when sales began to fall. Production of the Shi-Tei stopped in January 1994.
The Shi-Tei was brought back into production in 2002 by Am-Kor Limited. Am-Kor has turned the Shi-Tei into a minor success. Outside of Korea, the car is known as the So Car. So Motors announced an electric version in 2008 named the So EC-1. In 2009, So Motors made a deal with Richards Motor Company to sell cars in North America.
Jayatsu
In early 2009, So International was purchased by Jayatsu Industrial. So International was merged with Jayatsu Industrial and the mane was changed to Jayatsu Manufacturing. Soon after, So Motors was renamed Jayatsu Motor Company.
Jayatsu announced that production of the Shi-Tei will end by 2010 and will be replaced with a new model. Jayatsu is also keeping the So EC-1 in development and is still planning to be released in the United States. However, the So EC-1 may have a name change before it is released.
