Bering Motors
Bering Motors S.A. is a car and motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in El Dorado, Panama. The company was founded by Juan Ramón (businessman) in 1969. Target markets for the company are mainly the countries of the Caribbean and some Central American countries. But some units are also exported to the USA, Canada and some countries of the Middle East. Bering Motors is a partner of the Hyundai Motor Company.
Since its foundation, the company has specialized into the manufacturing of Hyundai vehicles. Buses produced by the manufacturer are the Hyundai County, the Hyundai Aero Queen, the Hyundai Aero Town, the Hyundai Aero City, the Hyundai Aero Space and the Hyundai Aero Express.
With an investment of $30,000,000 Bering Motors opened later a second plant for the manufacturing of trucks. Current truck models of the manufacturer are Hyundai HD65 and Hyundai HD78. Former models produced by Bering are Hyundai LD15, Hyundai LD23, Hyundai LD26 and the Hyundai HDMX. For the market of the United States and Canada, Bering has opened a third plant called the Bering Truck Corporation located in Front Royal, Virginia. There was the own company name used as a brand name.
In 2008 Bering opened its fourth plant located in Campeche, Mexico where the Hyundai Atos is manufactured. This plant operates under the name Bering Company.