Companies established in 1944

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 27. Chapters: Kia Motors, Electro Scientific Industries, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Yildiz Holding, Parsons Corporation, Endesa, Premier Automobiles Limited, Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works, Dunnes, Montesa Honda, EBSCO Industries, The HON Company, Aero Commander, Unichem Laboratories, Oregon Iron Works, Macdonald Realty, Ülker, Cycle-Scoot, Exim Bank of China, Land Securities, Field Enterprises, Filmistan, Kwasha Lipton, Terma A/S, New York Bus Service, Business Development Bank of Canada, Morrison's Cafeteria, African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation, HNI Corporation, Franklin Electric, Kinray, Samchuly, Piccadilly Restaurants, Alka, Lancers. Excerpt: Kia Motors (Korean: , IPA: ) is South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, having sold over 1.4 million cars in 2010. The word Kia derives from Korean words meaning "to arise to the world from Asia." With its headquarters in Seoul, the company is partly owned by the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group. Since August 21, 2009, Hyoung-Keun (Hank) Lee leads the company's global operations from the headquarters in Seoul. North American and European arms are operated by Kia Motors America and Kia Motors Europe respectively. Since 2005, Kia has focused on the European market and has identified design as its "core future growth engine"-leading to the hiring of Peter Schreyer in 2006 as Chief Design Officer and his subsequent creation of a new corporate grille known as the 'Tiger Nose'. Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, United StatesAccording to Kia Motors, the name "Kia" derives from the Sino-Korean words ki ("to come out") and a (which stands for Asia), it is roughly translated as "arise or come up out of Asia" or "rising out of Asia". More literally, Kia is a Persian name meaning king, protector, and defender, which may also to attribute homage to over 2500 year legacy of Persian monarchy and civilization at the cultural crossroads of the Silk Road that historically connected East and West. These attributes are reinforced by Kia's naming of some models, and its defense division. South Korea's oldest car company, Kia was founded on June 9, 1944 as a manufacturer of steel tubing and bicycle parts by hand - and has operated as one of the country's Chaebols since. In 1952, Kia changed its name from Kyungsung Precision Industry, and later built motorcycles (starting in 1957), trucks (1962) and cars (1974). The company opened its first integrated automotive assembly plant in 1973, the Sohari Plant. Starting in 1986, in partnership with Ford, Kia produced several Mazda derived vehicles for both domestic sales in South Korea into other countries. These models include the Prid