To evaluate the capability of design engineering of tractor manufacturers in Korea, a survey was conducted at the four leading tractor manufacturers in August 1993. The survey involved discussions with and written questions to senior design engineers about the technologies being practiced for concept design of tractor and its functional components. Results of the survey revealed that the Korean tractor manufacturers are about 10 to 20 years behind Japanese firms in design engineering. Nevertheless, the production technology, particularly for tractors less than 40PS, were found to have developed enough to compete with foreign manufacturers in terms of its cost and quality. However, Korean tractor manufacturers must develop their own engineering and technologies for design in order to compete with foreign tractors in international market.