MABA CIC
MABA CREATIVE INNOVATION CENTER

MABA CIC, striving to become the leading future automotive
research center in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Company History

history background

1988

  • Founded company
  • Registered as an affiliate company of Hyundai Motor Company
  • Established Ulsan Plant

1988

  • Founded Maba Decal Alliance
  • Invested in SCREEN printers and TOMSON processors
  • Established a design research center
  • Internally developed STRIPES for POTER, GRACE and TRUCK

1995

  • Established Jeonju Design Research Center (inside Hyundai Motor Company Jeonju Plant)

2005

  • Established Seoul Design Studio (work assistance, external design, and public design tasks for domestic and overseas Hyundai Motor Company sales offices
  • Registered as a professional design company by Korea Institute of Design Promotion

2009

  • Designed for trial run vehicles of Seoul Haechi Taxis

2010

  • Started a service work for car body design (including interior design)
  • Designed and worked on eco-friendly vehicles for G20 preparation committee

2012

  • Designed and worked on business-use vehicles for Yeosu Expo

2015

  • Gu, Hyo-jeong inaugurated as CEO of Maba Industrial Co., Ltd.
  • Developed the emblem for POTER
  • Developed the emblem for Hyundai Motor Company’s special vehicles
  • Registered as a venture company
  • Established and registered the research center

2016

  • Acquired ISO certifications (9001,14000)
  • Expanded its office (design and materials teams relocated to Jeonbuk Techno Park)
  • Registered as an subsidiary of Samsung Heavy Industries

2017

  • Formed a technical partnership in the charging solution area
  • Selected as the Korean sales partner of Yukuma (company based in Hong Kong, Russia, China and United Kingdome)
  • Formed a technical partnership in the display area – Jehyun Sihyun (car navigation system supplier to Hyundai Motor Company)
  • Selected as the supplier of navigation system and black box for the purpose of improving customer satisfaction of Hyundai Motor Company
  • Selected as the only company for the design change of public transportation in Jeju-do

2018

  • Conducted Mighty Wing Body promotion
  • Established MABA CIC
  • Conducted Xcient Wing Body promotion
  • Designed the Hardox emblem of Trago
  • Designed the special edition of Xcient exhibit vehicle