Donghee

Donghee Holdings Co. Ltd. is a South Korean group of companies producing various automotive parts such as chassis, fuel tanks, pedal parts, sunroofs, axle housings and body panels. Donghee Auto Co. Ltd., one of its subsidiaries, co-manufactures the Kia Picanto in a joint venture plant with Kia.^[1]

Donghee Holdings Co. Ltd.

Native name	동희홀딩스
Industry	Automotive parts manufacturer
Founded	February 1972
Founder	Lee Dong-Ho
Headquarters	Suwon, South Korea Ulsan, South Korea
Key people	President: Lee Dong-Ho Vice-president: Shin Seon-shik
Products	Auto parts and consigned manufacture
Website	en.donghee.co.kr

History

Donghee was established in 1972 as Dongseung Co. Ltd. to produce automotive bumper and pedal parts.^[2] In 1986, Donghee Industrial Co. Ltd. was established in Ulsan with the assistance of Hyundai Motor Company. A year later, Donghee formed a joint venture with German firm Webasto to locally manufacture sunroof parts as Webasto Donghee (formerly Korea Sunroof Co. Ltd.). Donghee Auto Co. Ltd. was established in 2002 as a joint venture with Kia to manufacture the Kia Picanto in Seosan. In 2023, Kia moved production of the Kia Stonic from Gwangmyeong to Seosan, as the Gwangmyeong plant was being retooled for EV production.^[3]

Outside Korea, Donghee has manufacturing plants in China, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Russia, and The United States.^[2][4]

Vehicles

Current models

• Kia Morning (2004–present)
• Kia Ray (2011–present)
• Kia Stonic (2023–present)

Discontinued models

• Kia Niro Plus (2022–2024)