Here’s how Daewoo Motors tried and failed to gain independence from GM

Get a 15% discount on your next car cover at carcover.com! Use this link to get your discount: https://www.carcover.com/?via=MyOldCar In this episode I provide the history of Daewoo Motors, starting in 1988 with the Pontiac LeMans, which was a rebadged Opel Kadett. After that car's failure by 1993, Daewoo launched three new cars of their own in North America, the Lanos, Nubira, and Leganza, starting in 1998. But all three of those cars were gone by 2002 following Daewoo's bankruptcy. GM would then acquire Daewoo's assets to become GM Korea, where they later built the Chevy Aveo, Spark and Sonic, as well as other cars still being produced today long after the death of the Daewoo brand.