1943
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03
Founded Matsuoka Seikousyo in Ikuno-ku, Osaka
1979
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02
Founded Korea GMB Industrial Co., Ltd.
1980
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01
Joint investment with GMB Corporation (Japan)
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12
Introduced capital goods for Universal Joint facilities
1984
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06
Designated as a promising Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) by the Industrial Bank of Korea
1987
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06
Introduced capital goods for Water Pump and Fan Clutch manufacturing facilities
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09
Introduced the Ball Bearing manufacturing technology (technical agreement with Koyo Seiko of Japan)
1990
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05
Built Changwon Plant 2
1992
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03
Received the Presidential Citation for fulfilling tax obligations on “Taxpayer’s Day”
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06
Received the Silver Prize in the Industrial Peace Awards (labor-management harmony, productivity improvement, from the Governor of Gyeongsangnam-do
1994
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02
Celebrated the 15th anniversary of Korea GMB Industrial Co., Ltd ., received a plaque of appreciation from Hyundai Motor Company
1995
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10
Established the R&D Center
1996
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11
Equity investment in Qingdao GMB Machinery Product Co., Ltd. (China)
1998
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11
Received the Bronze Prize at the Korea Industrial-Tech Show (from the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy)
2000
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05
Received the Presidential Citation for contributions to the promotion of labor-management cooperation on Workers’ Day
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11
Won the $30 Million Export Tower Award on “Trade Day”
2003
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11
Won the $50 Million Export Tower Award on “Trade Day”
2005
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01
Changed the name of the company to GMB Korea Corp.
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01
Equity investment in Thai GMB Industry Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
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09
Received the Prize of Merit for productivity innovation and the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit at the National Productivity Awards, from the Ministry of Employment and Labor
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11
Won the $70 Million Export Tower Award on “Trade Day”
2006
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08
Established Qingdao GMB Automotive Co., Ltd. (China)
2008
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12
Won the $100 Million Export Tower Award on “Trade Day”
2009
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01
Built Seosan Plant
2010
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08
Selected as a company with outstanding labor-management culture
2012
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11
Listed on the Korea Exchange (KOSPI Market)
2013
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02
Established Hangzhou GMB Automotive Co.Ltd (Sales Subsidiary, China)
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04
Established GMB AGtech Corp. (Korea)
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09
Named GM Korea's Excellent Quality Partner for the first time
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12
Established GMB Automotive(NANTONG) CO.,LTD (China)
2014
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02
Established Anyang R&D Center
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05
Established GMB Rus Automotive, LLC. (Russia)
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05
Established GMB Romania Auto Industry SRL (Romania)
2015
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01
Obtained the Quality 5 Star grade from Hyundai Motor Group and Kia
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12
Selected as an excellent partner of PSA (Peugeot Citroën Group)
2017
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03
Received the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit
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09
Established GMB Elpis Corp. (Korea)
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09
Selected as an excellent quality partner of Nexteer
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12
Won the $200 Million Export Tower Award on “Trade Day”
2019
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02
Celebrated the 40th anniversary
2020
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07
Completed construction of a new plant for GMB Romania
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07
Established the Aftermarket business division
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08
Received a plaque of appreciation from Hyundai Mobis
2021
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12
Obtained Silver in the Ecovadis Sustainability Assessment
2022
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03
Named Supplier of the Year 2021 by Hyundai Transys
2023
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01
Established GMB USA INC (Michigan, USA)
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07
Received the Nissan Quality Award
2024
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04
Established GMB Automotive India Chennai Private Limited (India)
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08
Built a new R&D Center
2025
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04
Designated as an official supplier of Hyundai Motor Group Genesis
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07
Selected as an excellent quality partner for the early mass production of HMC new vehicles (Palisade, Active Purge Pump)
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09
Selected as an Excellent Employment Company of Gyeongsangnam-do in 2025
2026
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01
Established GMB USA Alabama Inc. (Alabama, USA)
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03
Received a commendation for meritorious service on the 60th Taxpayer’s Day
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06
Ford Recognition of Achievement
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06
Ford Q1 Award