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LG Electronics was established in 1958 and has since led the way into the advanced digital era thanks to the technological expertise acquired by manufacturing many home appliances such as radios and TVs. LG Electronics has unveiled many new products, applied new technologies in the form of mobile devices and digital TVs in the 21st century and continues to reinforce its status as a global company.
 
1958 GoldStar (today's LG Electronics) established
1959 Korea's first radio produced
 
1962 Radio exported to the US and Hong Kong as Korea's first
1965 Korea's first refrigerator produced
1966 Korea's first black & white TV produced
1968 Korea's first air conditioner produced
1969 Korea's first washing machine produced
 
1974 GoldStar Communications went public
1977 Color TV produced
1978 Exports surpassed US$100 million as Korea's first in the electronics industry
 
1980 First EU sales subsidiary in Germany (LGEWG) established
1982 Color TV plant in Huntsville in the US established
1984 Sales surpassed one trillion won
1986 European-standard VCR plant in Germany established
1989 Sales subsidiary and a joint production subsidiary in Thailand established
 
1990 Ireland-based design technology center established
1993 With the establishment of Huizhou subsidiary in China(LGEHZ), marketing in China took full swing
1995 Company name changed to LG Electronics and the US-based Zenith acquired
1997 40-inch PDP TV and the world's first IC set for DTVs developed; India production subsidiary (LGEIL) established
1998 World's first 60-inch PDP TV developed
1999 LG.Philips LCD, a joint venture with Philips, established
 
 
2000 LG Information & Communications merged
The world's first Internet-enabled refrigerator launched
Global sales of refrigerators reached the number one position
2001 Asynchronous IMT-2000 equipment commercialized;
the world's first Internet- enabled washing machine, air conditioner, and microwave oven launched;
LG.Philips Displays, a joint venture with Philips established
2002 Under the LG Holding Company system, the Company spun off to LG Electronics (LGE) and LG Electronics Investment (LGEI);
the first home network system commercialized in the global market
2003 World's first synchronous-asynchronous IMT-2000 mobile phone developed;
the world's first 76-inch PDP TV developed;
CDMA mobile handsets took the largest share in the US & world CDMA market
2004 EVSB, the next-generation DTV transmission technology chosen to be the US/Canada DTV transmission standard by the US ATSC
All-in-one LG 55" LCD TV, the world’s first and largest among LCD TVs, commercialized
The world’s largest and first LG 71" plasma TV commercialized
The world’s first terrestrial DMB phone developed
2005 World's first DMB(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) notebook PC unveiled
World's first DMB Phone with Time-shift function developed
Network solution joint venture of LG-Nortel launched
CDMA mobile phones ranked first in the world in the 3rd quarter
2006 LG Chocolate, the first model in LG's Black Label series of premium handsets, sells 7.5 million units worldwide
Develops the first single-scan 60" HD PDP module and 100-inch LCD TV Establishes strategic partnership with UL
Acquires the world's first IPv6 Gold Ready logo
2007 Launches the industry's first dual-format, high-definition disc player and drive
Launches 120Hz Full HD LCD TV
Demonstrated the world-first MIMO 4G-Enabled technologies with 3G LTE
Won contract for GSMA's 3G campaign
2008 Introduces new global brand identity:
"Stylish design and smart technology, in products that fit our consumer's lives