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danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: TOK on September 28, 2007, 01:05:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: shardian on September 28, 2007, 11:26:28 am ---Hell, people buy brand new Kia's here. Not to mention DaeWoo a few years ago. If people buy that crap, bring on the Frenchie's! ;D

i want that little car that fared better than the volvo station wagon from that other thread!

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Kia was saved here by Hyundai's buyout. Quality of Hyundai and Kia are way beyond what they were when they arrived here. Daewoo has actually been in the US for a while, but not as Daewoo. GM sold them as rebadged Pontiacs (LeMans). The got a well deserved rep for being crap as a standalone marque, but now Suzuki is selling them again (Forenza).
Dihatsu is another example of a car company that completely failed in the US. I'm not even sure they made it two years here.


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GM canned daewoo after they bought them out. i used to own a daewoo matiz, surprisingly good quality. 800cc of pure grunt! always sounded like it was running on 3 cylinders though ;) i did not realise suzuki took them over after GM had finished with them.

interesting you mention diahatsu as well. they arent a big company but theyve been selling them here for at least 30 years. they make small trucks as well...

Cakemeister:
I had a Le Car in high school. I think the parents got it for me as a chick repellant. It worked. Later they got me a "K" car. Fortunately, I enjoyed success in spite of that handicap.




AtomSmasher:

--- Quote from: danny_galaga on September 29, 2007, 09:20:54 am ---
--- Quote from: TOK on September 28, 2007, 01:05:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: shardian on September 28, 2007, 11:26:28 am ---Hell, people buy brand new Kia's here. Not to mention DaeWoo a few years ago. If people buy that crap, bring on the Frenchie's! ;D

i want that little car that fared better than the volvo station wagon from that other thread!

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Kia was saved here by Hyundai's buyout. Quality of Hyundai and Kia are way beyond what they were when they arrived here. Daewoo has actually been in the US for a while, but not as Daewoo. GM sold them as rebadged Pontiacs (LeMans). The got a well deserved rep for being crap as a standalone marque, but now Suzuki is selling them again (Forenza).
Dihatsu is another example of a car company that completely failed in the US. I'm not even sure they made it two years here.


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GM canned daewoo after they bought them out. i used to own a daewoo matiz, surprisingly good quality. 800cc of pure grunt! always sounded like it was running on 3 cylinders though ;) i did not realise suzuki took them over after GM had finished with them.

interesting you mention diahatsu as well. they arent a big company but theyve been selling them here for at least 30 years. they make small trucks as well...

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The Chevy Aveo is actually produced by Daewoo

lokki:

--- Quote from: danny_galaga on September 29, 2007, 09:13:59 am ---yeah, i kinda figured that. but i was wondering why? is it political? they sell them here and in the UK so im guessing its not over the iraq conflict...

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Hi,
I think of the reason is that the US has stricter environmental and safety requirements that other countries. So it is cheaper to sell in other countries. A lot of vehicles would simply not pass the EPA emmisions test and would have to be re engineered.

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/quikover.htm



danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: lokki on September 29, 2007, 10:47:18 am ---
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on September 29, 2007, 09:13:59 am ---yeah, i kinda figured that. but i was wondering why? is it political? they sell them here and in the UK so im guessing its not over the iraq conflict...

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Hi,
I think of the reason is that the US has stricter environmental and safety requirements that other countries. So it is cheaper to sell in other countries. A lot of vehicles would simply not pass the EPA emmisions test and would have to be re engineered.

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/quikover.htm





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hmmm, so you dont have mercedes, bmw, volvo or saab in the US either?  :dunno

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