• Awards of VMS and BTS divisions

X-PRO Battery of BTS Division had awarded for 3 consecutive years the Customer Satisfaction Brand Award and started the development and supply of AGM batteries (for Start & Stop type).

• Merger of Doosan Machine Tools

Doosan Machine Tools merged providing opportunities for DN group to spearhead the global market as a technology-intensive company in both automotive and machinery fronts

• New contract of BTS division, and won the Brand Award for 2 consecutive years

Signed contract with GM NA CCA supply and Lotte Auto Care in Korea
X-PRO battery won the grand prize in Customer Satisfaction Brand Award for 2 consecutive years.

• X-PRO Battery won 1st place in Customer Satisfaction Brand Award

X-PRO battery won the grand prize in Customer Satisfaction Brand Award.
VMS started business with Rivian.

• Battery Supplied to GM NA and Walmart

Rapid growth phase - Achieved 5.3 million unit sales thanks to supplying 3.8 million units at Walmart in the U.S. and to OES supply to GM NA.

• Mexico Plant Built

Construction of a plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico completed.
This 46,280m2-sized new plant serves as a production base for the NA market and a critical link in the supply chain for GM and FCA.

• DTR HQ Moved to Yangsan City (Sanmak Plant)

Moved its HQ to a newly built office with a top-class tech center and a plant with high tech production lines

• Merger of CF Gomma in Italy

The foundation for becoming Top 3 in the global market was laid by the merger of CF Gomma,
which expanded market share in Europe and enabled localized production by opening plants in Poland and Brazil.

• MF Battery Plant Built in Ulsan

Using the latest technologies and processes, the world class MF battery plant was built with top-notch machines and automated lines.
A foothold had been secured to take a leap in the global market.

• Merger of Avon Automotive VMS

Merger with Avon Automotive VMS in UK, bringing a forth rapid progress in VMS tech

• 1st Mass Production of Active Mounts in the World

Mass produced engine mounts with technologies controlling damping coefficient for the first time in the global market.

• DTR Established

DTR in Jinju city spun off laying the groundwork for full-scale growth.

• Business with Big 3 Customers Started

Period of technology growth as parts supply expanded to include Chrysler, GM and Ford

• Dry Battery Plant Acquired (Onsan Plant)

In Ulsan city, a dry battery plant was acquired to start a battery business.

• Production for Global Customers Started

Started production of parts for RSM, Delphi and TRW

• VMS Department Established

Automotive VMS business launched with engine/transmission mounts and bushings based on proven rubber technologies

• DongAh Tire & Rubber Founded

Tire business started in Busan city
Tire inner tube produced and exported