Corporate History
1960~70
- 1966. 10Founded as SEOUL GANGEOPSA
- 1968. Designated as a specialized plant for automotive parts by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- 1975. Designated as a specialized company for automotive parts by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- 1976. Acquired KS mark for Clutch Cover
1980
- 1980. Acquired KS mark for Clutch Cover
- 1980. Awarded as Excellence at 7th National Quality Management Contest.
- 1980. Received Ministry of Commerce and Industry Citation at National Quality Management Competition.
- 1985. Certified as first-class plant for quality management
- 1989. 06 Established R&D center
1990
- 1990. 12. 01Began business operation
- 1990. 12. 10Acquired C/C, C/D “Poom” mark
- 1991. 01. 22Acquired C/C, C/D "KS" mark
- 1991. 04. 04Registered to Ministry of Commerce and Industry for technology sourcing
- 1992. 06. 09 Acquired Class A trading license
- 1994. 01. 24Acquired R&D center certification
- 1994. 07. 04Transfer headquarter from Gunpo to Siwa Industrial Complex
- 1994. 08.~12.New plant construction
- 1995. 01. 28Siwa plant construction completed
- 1995. 12. 28Acquired ISO 9001 certification (Korea Standards Association)
- 1996. 11. 30Received “$10 Million Export Tower” award on 33rd of Trade Day
- 1996. 12. 23Acquired Quality 100 PPM certification
- 1998. 09. 17Received 100 PPM Presidential Award
- 1999. 01. 21Designated as an outstanding tech company (SMBA)
- 1999. 05. 26 Selected as a small enterprise for promising export
- 1999. 10. 20 Acquired QS-9000 certification (Korea Quality Certification Center)
2000
- 2002. 09. SEOJIN CLUTCH China was established.
- 2003. 02. 04Acquired ISO/TS-16949 certification (Korea Quality Certification Center)
- 2006. 03. 01Acquired ISO-14001 Environmental Management System certification (SGS United Kingdom Ltd)
- 2006. 05. 10Registered as a technologically innovative SME (INNO-BIZ) (SMBA)
- 2008. 06. 10Registered as a tech-venture company (Korea Technology Finance Corporation)
- 2009. 02. 24Renewed environmental system IS014001 certification (Korea Standards Association)
- 2009. 04. 16Renewed quality system TS16949 certification (Korea Standards Association)
- 2009. 07. 09Certified for outstanding labor culture in 2009
- 2009. 08. 11Certified as an outstanding company for labor relation (Ministry of Labor)
- 2009. 11. 25 Received Presidential Award (First place) at National Quality duty allocation competition 2009
- 2009. 11. 25 Received Presidential Award for Quality Management at The 35th National Quality Management Competition
2010
- 2010. 11. 02Received First place for labor relation in 2010 (Ministry of Labor)
- 2011. 06. 03Changed the company name to SEOJIN AUTOMOTIVE from SEOJIN CLUTCH
- 2012. 04. 19Listed on KOSDAQ
- 2013. 07. 15Selected as a Korean Hidden Champion Company by EXIM
- 2013. 08. 05Selected as an outstanding company for labor relation
- 2013. 08. 27Acquired OHSAS 18001 certification (British Standards Institution)
- 2013. 10. 10Won GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award
- 2015. 10. 18Selected as a participant in Tech-day of HYUNDAI MOTOR and KIA MOTOROS
- 2015.12.15 Supplied Front wheel 8-speed disc and drunk to HYUNDAI MOTOR
- 2016.06.01 Won GM supplier Quality Excellence Award (3years in a row)
- 2016.06.15 Received First place of thesis among the group company
- 2017.06 Won the grand prize in Tech-day of HYUNDAI MOTOR and KIA on transmission sector
- 2017.12 Received First place for labor relation in 2017 by prime minister
- 2018.01 Selected as the Partner of the Year by HYUNDAI MOTOR and KIA in Quality sector
- 2018.02 Selected as the outstanding Partner by HYUNDAI MOBIS
- 2018.06 Selected as the outstanding Partner on PQIC activity by HYUNDAI MOTOR and KIA in India
- 2019.11 Won GM supplier Quality Excellence Award
2020
- 2020.09 Approval of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's business reorganization plan (Electricity & Hydrogen Vehicle Reduction Gearbox)
- 2021.05 Selected as National team member of1000 for innovative companies.
- 2021.05 Awarded by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy on 18th Automobile Day
