GS Global has signed a dealership agreement with Asung Automotive, a subsidiary of Hyosung, for the BYD 1-ton electric truck ‘T4K’.
The dealership partner, Asung Automotive, is a global automotive tuning company that deals with luxury brands such as Brabus. They operate a diverse dealership network selling imported cars in collaboration with various subsidiaries of Hyosung through multiple business ventures.
With this dealership agreement, Asung Automotive will manage the dealership and service network for the T4K in the northern areas of Seoul, northern Gyeonggi province, Incheon, Gangwon province, and Jeolla province. They plan to commence full sales activities starting from the opening of the Sangam showroom in August.
GS Global has completed the establishment of its representative dealership network in various regions, including ‘Shin Aju e-truck’ in southern Seoul and southern Gyeonggi, and ‘GMB CTV’ in Busan and Gyeongnam, through this dealership agreement.
The regional representative dealerships are expanding to include 3S (Sales, Service, Spare Parts) facilities, including dedicated maintenance centers at key locations. By the end of the year, the dealership networks aim to establish 14 dedicated T4K sales offices and over 40 service centers nationwide.
A representative from GS Global’s mobility business division expressed, “We expect to expand the differentiated customer service of the T4K to major regions such as northern Seoul, northern Gyeonggi, Incheon, Gangwon, and Jeolla based on Asung Automotive’s rich experience and expertise,” and added, “We will do our best to continuously improve the quality of customer service based on our dealership and service network.”
The T4K is an electric truck launched by GS Global, developed in collaboration with BYD and designed to actively reflect the needs of Korean consumers. It features the highest level of practicality and convenience among 1-ton trucks in the country. Equipped with the largest battery capacity of 82 kWh among domestic 1-ton electric trucks, it can travel 246 km at room temperature and 209 km at low temperatures, according to the Ministry of Environment certification standards, boasting a motor output of 140 kW, also the highest performance among domestic 1-ton electric trucks. It is equipped with BYD’s heat-stable blade battery, V2L (Vehicle to Load) capabilities for external electricity supply, dedicated T-map for electric vehicles, and the AI voice assistant NUGU.
Written by Lee Sang-jin daedusj@autodiary.kr