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South Korean electric carmaker Edison Motors Co acquires SsangYong Motor Co Ltd

The company has been under court receivership since April in an attempt to rehabilitate the carmaker after Mahindra and Mahindra failed to secure a buyer

Reuters, PTI Seoul Published 11.01.22, 02:21 AM
The automaker is burdened with high debt as its vehicle sales fell to 84,496, down about 21 per cent from a year earlier

The automaker is burdened with high debt as its vehicle sales fell to 84,496, down about 21 per cent from a year earlier Wikipedia

A consortium led by South Korean electric carmaker Edison Motors Co has agreed to acquire debt-ridden SsangYong Motor Co Ltd for 305 billion won ($254.65 million), SsangYong Motor said on Monday.

SsangYong is burdened with high debt and its vehicle sales last year fell to 84,496, down about 21 per cent from a year earlier, a regulatory filing from the automaker showed. The automaker reported a January-September 2021 operating loss of 238 billion won from revenue of 1.8 trillion won.

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SsangYong has been under court receivership since April in an attempt to rehabilitate the carmaker after majority owner Mahindra and Mahindra failed to secure a buyer.

Indian automaker Mahindra, which owned about 75 per cent of SsangYong as at the end of September, has been looking for a buyer for all or most of its stake, which it bought when the South Korean automaker was near-bankruptcy in 2010.

Auto PLI

As many as 115 companies have filed applications to seek benefits under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for automobile and auto component sector, the heavy industries ministry said on Monday. The scheme was notified on September 23, 2021. The scheme was open for receiving applications till January 9, 2022.

Incentives are applicable under the scheme for determined sales of advanced automotive technology products (vehicles and components) manufactured in India from April 2022 onwards for a period of five consecutive years.

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