When you think of Korean automakers, normally your brain goes to Hyundai or Kia, with their popular models like the Accord and Sportage being common on the roads. Maybe, if you’re a bit more automotive-savvy, you think about SsangYong. But there was a smaller player in the Korean market for years, making cars you may have never heard of. This brand was originally one of South Korea’s first homegrown automakers and later became owned by one of the largest car companies in the world. Let’s tell the story of Daewoo cars, its short time in the US, and what happened to this oft-forgotten brand.
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