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However, most car factories need to produce at least 200,000 cars per year to remain viable. After Mahindra was unable to offload its shareholding, Ssangyong filed for bankruptcy on 21 December 2020, owing 315.3 billion won ($US285 million) in overdue debt to several financial institutions, a week after their deadline for payment had passed.   The Reuters news agency reported that, among the financial institutions owed money, about 30 billion won was owed to Bank of America, 20 billion won to ...

- shares Struggling South Korean car maker SsangYong says it is “business as usual” and will continue to sell and service cars in Australia – despite filing for bankruptcy just days prior to Christmas 2020. SsangYong has been in financial pain for years and Indian conglomerate Mahindra and Mahindra had been trying to sell its majority shareholding in the company over the past six months. Mahindra bought a 70 per cent stake in SsangYong in 2011 for US$463.6 million – also saving it from ...

SsangYong continues trading after bankruptcy filing, with business as usual for Australia 23 Dec 2020 • 4 min read The SsangYong Motor Company will continue to operate as normally around the world – including in Australia – after it has secured protection under South Korea’s bankruptcy administration process. This comes after the South Korean arm of Indian industrial giant Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) filed for bankruptcy on Monday December 22, following the failure to meet accumulating ...

SsangYong still trading amid bankruptcy threat SsangYong still trading amid bankruptcy threat December 23, 2020 ‘Business as usual’ in Australia as Korean car-maker seeks court protection SsangYong has moved to reassure Australian vehicle owners and prospective buyers that it is business as usual for the time being after the South Korean car-maker filed for court protection from bankruptcy this week. Coming six months after SsangYong Motor’s parent Mahindra revealed that it was looking to...