It was derived from the Hino S'elega platform and for a brief period of time from former Asia Motors.

In 1994, Kia introduced the Granbird, to compete with the Hyundai Aero and the Daewoo BH series.

The Granbird and the Hyundai Universe shared a dedicated commercial vehicle chassis.

For the first time in its class, a front parking assist device that sounds a warning sound when there is an obstacle in the lower front, a steering haptic that gives attention to the driver through vibration when operating with safety specifications, and automatically opens the door through a sensor when a person or object gets caught when the door is closed.

The powertrain of the refreshed coach is a Powertech 12.7 liter Hyundai D6CG (Euro 6) (440ps) diesel engine paired to both manual and automatic transmissions.