Daewoo pulls out of Australia

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Mon 7 Jun 2004 10:28
Daewoo pulls out of Australia - expat
Apparently GM are stopping selling Daewoos in Australia. Reason being that the market is too competitive.
carsguide.news.com.au/news/story_page/0,8269,97424...l
If they can't manage to sell in Australia I would be surprised if they find things less competitive in the UK.
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Tue 8 Jun 2004 01:39
Daewoo pulls out of Australia - carl_a
The Australian market is very different to that of the UK, Hyundai, Kia & Proton (the major competition to Daewoo) sell very well & second hand cars keep a lot of their value. Running a brand requires a dealer network, who's going to have a dealership if sales are so low (this is the problem MG-Rover are now having in the UK, they are having to buy the dealerships themselves).

A lot of cars made by Daewoo are being sold under different brands such as Chevy, Suzuki. How long can it be before Vauxhall has a Daewoo model with its badge ?

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Fri 11 Jun 2004 21:44
Daewoo pulls out of Australia - sic102
Ah yes, as Chevy's all American branding in its commercials...

Chevy Aveo (= Daewoo Kalos)
Chevy Malibu (= slightly rehashed Vectra)
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