Company History

Brief History

Seoyon E-Hwa is one of the leaders of automotive interior components industry for many decades.

1972, April
Established "Hanil E-Hwa Co., Ltd." in Ulsan, South Korea.
1976, January
Began the production of interior parts for PONY sedan and bus seats.
1987, February
Established "Top Metal Co.,Ltd." as an affiliate in Incheon, South Korea.
1994, May
Established "Hanilint Co., Ltd." as an affiliate in Inksan, South Korea.
1996, October
Established "Assan Hanil Otomotiv San Ve Tic A.S" in Izmit, Turkey
1997, July
Established "Hanil C&F Co., Ltd." as an affiliate in Ulsan, South Korea.
2002, June
Established "Jiangsu Hanil Auto Plastic Parts Co. Ltd." in Jiangsu, China.
2002, February
Established "Shinhan Plasto India Pvt. Ltd." in Chennai, India.
2003, December
Established "Beijing Hanil Automotive Trim Co. Ltd." in Beijing, China.
2003, December
Earned ISO 14001 Certificate
2004, March
Earned ISO / TS 16949 Certificate
2004, May
Earned a five-star rating in R&D from HMC/KMC.
2004, Decenber
Established "Hanil E-Hwa Slovakia s.r.o."in P. Bystrica, Slovakia.
2005, May
Established "Hanil E-Hwa Interior System Alabama L.L.C. in Selma, AL, USA.
2005, June
Earned a five-star rating in the HMC/KMC quality
2005, September
Established "Beijing Hanil Science and Technology Co." in Beijing, China.
2006, November
Changed the name of Shinhan Plasto India Pvt. Ltd. to "Hanil Automotive India Pvt. Ltd."
2007, January
Established "Dooyang Industrial Co., Ltd." as an affiliate in Cheonan, South Korea.
2007, July
Established Beijing Hanil R&D Center in Beijing, China
2008, November
Established "Hanyang Automotive India Private limited" in Chennai, India.
2010, January
Established "Hanil Brazil do Automotive Ltda." in Piracicaba, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
2010, April
Established "Hanil E-Hwa Interior Systems Georgia Co., Ltd." in Lagrange, GA, USA
2010, April
Established Hanil E-Hwa German Business Center and Design Studio in Russelsheim, Germany.
2010, September
Established Hanil India R&D Center in Chennai, India.
2010, December
Earned AS9100 certificate.
2011, November
Selected as a best competitive company by quality. (Ministry of Knowledge Economy).
2011, November
Acquired "Shinchang Electrics Co., Ltd." as an affiliate in Ansan, South Korea.
2012, January
Achieved the Grand Quality 5 star certificate
2012, July
Established "Hanil E-Hwa Automotive Poland Sp.z o.o." in Ustron, Poland.
2013, January
Established Jiangsu Hanil R&D Center in Jiangsu, China.
2014, July
Established holding company "Seo Yon Co., Ltd." in Seoul, South Korea
2014, October
Established "Hanil Automotive Mexico S. de R.L de C.V." in Monterrey Mexico.
2015, November
Established "BHAP HANIL (Cangzhou & Chongqing ) Automotive Trim Co., Ltd. In China
2016, January
Changed corporate name to Seoyon E-Hwa Co., Ltd
2016, December
Winner of "500 Million Dollar Export Tower”
2017, September
Established "Seoyon Summit Anantapur Pvt. Ltd." in Anantapur, India
2018, July
Established "Shanghai R&D Center" in Shanghai, China.
2019, April
Earned ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 Certificate.
2019, November
Awarded Grand Prize for excellent R&D partners from HKMC.
2020, June
Established "Summit Seoyon Automotive Indonesia" in Bekasi, Indonesia.
2020, December
Awarded "Best Cost Management" from ISUZU.
2022, February
Established "Seoyon Summit Krishnagiri" in Krishnagiri, India.
2022, December
Established "Seoyon E-Hwa Savannah" in Savannah, GA, USA.
2023, February
Awarded "Supplier of the Year" Grand prize at Hyundai Motor and Kia "Partnership Day”
2023, March
Established "Seoyon North America in Mexico & Seoyon E-Hwa Auburn in America”.
2024, January
Established" Seoyon E-Hwa Texas in America”.
2024, June
Awarded "Quality Performance"from Ashok Leyland.
2024, June
Awarded "Excellence Supplier" from ISUZU.
2024, August
Awarded "Best Supplier" from OLA.
2024, October
Appreciation Award "Hall of Fame" from DAIMLER.
2025, January
Awarded "Best Supportability" from MAHINDRA.
2025, August
Earned ISO 37001 / ISO 270001 Certificate.
2025, September
Earned ISO 50001 Certificate.
2025, November
Awarded Korea Gold Tower Quality Award .
2026, January
Established "Seoyon Summit Pune" in India.
2026, January
Awarded "Excellence in Delivery" from HONDA.
2026, March
Awarded "Best Safety Handling" from HYUNDAI GLOVIS.