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DNA Motors

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DNA Motors Co., Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMotorcycle
PredecessorsDaelim Motor Company, Ltd
Founded14 March 1978
Headquarters,
South Korea
Area served
Asia
Europe
ProductsMotorcycle engines
OwnerDL Motors
ParentDL Group
Websitewww.dnamotors.co.kr

DNA Motor (former Daelim Motor Company, Ltd) is a South Korean motorcycle, motorscooter and ATV manufacturer. It produces over 300,000 vehicles a year since production started in 1963. Daelim's products are popular in Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Italy, Israel, Rwanda, Yemen and Sudan.

History

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Founded in 1962 as a division of the DL Industries, Daelim began producing Japanese Honda motorcycle designs under license for the South Korean market in Seoul, South Korea in 1963. In 1976, they established their own research and development center in Hamamatsu, Japan, and the next year, they began mass production of their own designs.

In 2018, the motorcycle division was separated and became a Daelim Motorcycle.

In 2021, the South Korean Daelim Motorcycles changed their name to the DNA Motors,[1] although the export brand in the U.K.[2] remains unchanged.

Models

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Daelim Roadwin R
  • Motorcycles
    • VJF125 Roadsport R 125
    • VJF250 Roadsport
    • VJ 125 Roadwin E 2004-2007/Roadwin FI 2008 124cc- still trading
    • VL 125 Daystar 125
    • VC 125 Advance
    • VS
    • VT
  • Scooters
    • S3 125 FI/250 Advance
    • S2 125/250
    • S1 125
    • Besbi 125
    • Delfino 125
    • B-Bone 125
    • S-Five 50
    • E-Five 50
    • A-Four 50
    • Cordi 50
    • NS 125
  • Business
    • Citi 100 (1987 - 2004)
    • Citi Plus (1997 - 2003)
    • Citi Ace 110 (2002 - 2008)
    • City Ace II (2008–present)
  • ATV
    • ET 250/300

References

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  1. ^ DNA Motors History
  2. ^ daelimuk. "Home". Daelim UK. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
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