LG Electronics

History

Year	Detail
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.