The Official history of LS tractor

[TSO]

Found this on the LSMtron global site ... now we finally have an official answer :dance1:

1977
-KHIC (Korea Heavy Industries & Construction Co.) begins tractor business in partnership with FIAT (Current CNH)

1983
-Gold Star Heavy Industry establishes by acquiring agricultural business "Gunpo Plant from KHIC
-First Combine model launched (announced?)

1984
-Tractors launched in partnership with MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industry)
-Power tiller business launched
-First 4wd tractor production begins

1985
-First Combine manufactured in Korea
-First riding type Rice Transplanter launched in Korea
-Cultivator business launched

1990
-Heavy Equipment Business launched

1994
-Agricultural Excavator business launched

1995
-LG Group emerges (renamed from Lucky Goldstar)
-LG Machinery was renamed from Gold Star Heavy Industry
-First Korean company exporting tractors to Japan

1996
-Awarded "Good Design" with tractor C-Model
-Tractor E-Model, C-Model launched

1997
-Acquire ISO 14001 International Standard
-Export Combine to China
-Acquire OECD Certificate (Tractor LT360D/ 410D/ 470D/ 530D)

1999
-First 68 HP Tractor developed in Korea
-Awarded Korea Industrial Design Grans prize with Tractor M-Model

2002
-Awarded Korea Industrial Design Grand prize with Tractor N-Model
-HST Tractor launched

2003
-Tractor R-Model launched

2005
-LS Group spun off from LG Group
-Production site moved from Gunpo to Jeonju Factory
-Awarded Korea Industrial design grand prize with Tractor R-Model

2006
-LS Cable Machinery Division moved to Jeonju Factory
-Tractor U-Series (41-55hp) launched

2007
-Awarded Korea Industrail Design grand prize with Tractor U-Model
-Tractor PLUS series (65-90hp) launched
-Partnership with Anadolu Group from Turkey

2008
-LS Mtron spun off from LS Cable

2009
-EZ-Shift Tech devoloped
-LS Tractor USA (LSTA) established
-Sub-Compact Tractor J-Series launched
-OEM Business Contract with CNH

2010
-LS Machinery Qingdao (LSMQ) established
-Contract of 20,000 Tractors for CNH OEM
-Exclusive Tractor Supply contract for Korean Government rental business

2011
-Tractor Supply Contract for Korean Government rental business for 2 consecutive yrs
-New Plus-Model (72-97hp) launched

2012
-No. 1 M/S (don't know what M/S means???) in Tractor business in Korea
-Tractor Supply contract for Korean Government rental business for 3 consecutive yrs

2013
-LS Mtron Brazil (LSMB) established
-Tier 4 engine models launched in North American market
-Tractor supply contract for Korean Governmental rental business for 4 consecutive yrs

http://www.lsmtron.com/pdf/Tractor.pdf

 

[TSO]

That doesn't list when they began making tractors for others tho ... like Montana, McCormick, Landini (?) ... etc

 

[jaydee325]

That doesn't list when they began making tractors for others tho ... like Montana, McCormick, Landini (?) ... etc

TSO,

Thanks for your efforts. I've done a lot of Googling myself and did not find the info you have.

Wikipedia lists a prior relationship with Hyundai and talks about New Holland, Farmtrac and Montana tractors. Have you seen that reference?

Bob

 

[KILWERBZZ]

LS (LG)Tractors goes back to 1975 as a division of Hyundai, and was started with cooperation from Yanmar of Japan.
You may need to use a back door i.e LG for LS to find what you want a lot of knowledge on this site. LG Montana formed in 2004 out of the defunct Agracat Tractors. The first LG may not have arrived until 2005 they had 500 Agracat Tractors(Jinma) to get rid of.
You may need to use a back door i.e LG for LS to find what you want a lot of knowledge on this site. Just keep clicking.
LS Tractors - Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki - The classic vehicle and machinery wiki
Tractor manufacturers - Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki - The classic vehicle and machinery wiki

 

[TSO]

Kilwerbzz ... The information I provided was not from Wiki, or another 3rd party authored source. It was directly from LS Global website. I'm not saying the Wiki information is wrong ... I've read & quoted it before myself. Being that the LS website information does not include their history of the LG, FarmTrac, Long-Agri, LandTrac, Montana, etc etc tractors, (which are obviously part of the equation) there is still more information to obtain to fit all the pieces together.

 

[Bob77064]

Good info, thanks.

 

[jaydee325]

The following is from the LSTractorusa.com website:

"Headquartered in North Carolina, and with two additional assembly and distribution facilities in Louisiana and California, we can rapidly deliver factory fresh tractors to our network of dealers in a matter of days, not months."

Anyone know what exactly they are assembling (sub-assemblies, complete tractors, which tractors, etc?)

Bob