LG Electronics

History

YearDetail
1958 Formation of LG Electronics under the name of Goldstar.
1959 Development of domestically produced radio.
1961 Developed Korea’s first automatic telephone.
1965 Development of Korea's first refrigerator.
1968 Developed Korea’s first air conditioner.
1976 Completion of Changwon factory.
1979 Developed the world’s first  color TV.
1982 Established GSAI color TV plant in Huntsville, U.S.
1985 Establishment of Korea’s first product testing laboratory.
1987 Established European production plant, ‘GSE’, in West Germany.
2001 World's first 60-inch PDP TV launched.
2002 Split-off of the company and evolution of business structure with the launch of a holding company.
2008 Developed the world’s first ‘3G LTE’ wireless chip.
2013 Launch of Vehicle Component Solutions Business Division.
2017 Established Electronics Changwon R&D Center.
2018 Toronto AI Lab established in Toronto, Canada.
2019 Signed a business agreement (MOU) with Microsoft and MS for the development of artificial intelligence autonomous driving software.
2020 Launch of the world’s first rollable TV, LG Signature OLED R.