Talk:GM Korea

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The original name of this South Korean automaker was in fact Daewoo Motors; however, the operational parts bought out by General Motors were reincorporated as GM Daewoo Auto & Technology company with a short name of GM Daewoo, GM DAT (or GMDAT) being even shorter and informal name - see GMDAT.com. These official and short names are listed right at the beginning of the GM Daewoo Motors article, clearly conflicting with Motors in the title name. --DmitryKo 09:40, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * I thought GMDAT was a different company. But if you're sure that they changed the name, then I support the move.  Thanks for bringing the discussion here.  --SFoskett 15:46, Feb 19, 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm pretty sure that GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. has been the company name right from the start - see the official PR on its public launch (the same text reformatted to a much better layout can be found at AutoIntell news). It makes a specific mention of "design, engineering, research & development" branches of the newly-formed company.


 * All of the three names are used interchangeably by GM staff, as shown by GM Asia Pacific Operations and GM Daewoo builts diesel plant. The source of confusion could be the fact that Koreans use GM Daewoo as short name for the company, emphasizing its history and somewhat equal partnership with GM, while Americans are also using GMDAT abbreviation widely, effectively downplaying the importance of Daewoo brand. Both of these short names still refer to GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., established in 2002 by GM (through its Holden branch), Suzuki and SAIC on the assets of then-bancrupt Daewoo Motors Co. --DmitryKo 18:40, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Resume: On a second thought, I think shorter GM Daewoo title suits the purpose of naming the article much better than full company name, so I'll just relocate it and fix the double redirects myself. This discussion is copied to the Talk:GM Daewoo. --DmitryKo 15:06, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

the "crash"
Shouldn't there be some discussion of the failure of the Daewoo brand in the US and the issues surrounding it? (eg, leasing companies refusing to allow consumers to buy them before they "went under", lack of availability of parts and repairs) This is not to mention quality issues.

I agree 100%. In June of 2006 I acquired a 2000 Daewoo Lanos, and I absolutely love it. Unfortunately, the parts issue is a real problem. My car has sat in a repair shop for two weeks now because it needs an intake manifold gasket ($20.00 part. The repair shop has been unable to find a domestic source for this part and was advised by a "Daewoo Dealership" (don't know which one) that it had to be ordered from the factory (Korea? I assume). If you (or anyone) know anything about sources for parts it would be great if it was included in this article or a separate article generated covering this issue.

Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles
Why Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle page is redirected to GM Daewoo? GM bought only passanger car division of Daewoo Motor. The truck division aquired by Tata Motors. So there is not any relation between GMDAT and Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle. -- Anonymous 17:45, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Daewoo rebranding as Chevrolet
It might be helpful to add a section on the rebranding of Daewoo as Chevrolet in many markets. In the UK the Daewoo brand was associated with good value reliable pseudo-Japanese products, while Chevrolet was associated with nothing at all - or maybe with huge American 1970s gas guzzlers to anyone that had actually heard of the name. The rebranding seems to be a marketing mistake to many observers, reflecting a Detroit-centric view of the world. --80.176.142.11 (talk) 10:28, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * UK is not the world. In many parts of the world Chevrolet has more brand recognition, and respect, than Daewoo ever would or could. --Aizuku (talk) 11:55, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

2009 update
I am currently trying to update all the GM Daewoo/Daewoo Motor articles, do you have any suggestions? I started by the passenger car list, and also updated the Daewoo Lacetti page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.17.6.194 (talk) 19:09, 10 October 2009 (UTC)


 * I've had a look at your edits, you have added some great content, so thank you. As a side note, regarding the Lacetti; this car is called the "Daewoo Lacetti" not "GM Daewoo Lacetti". It's like how GM Holden's Commodore is a "Holden Commodore" and not a "GM Holden Commodore".


 * As for suggestions, the Maepsy, Royale and Prince articles are currently in need of work. Are you from South Korea? If so, that would be really helpful. OSX (talk • contributions) 12:41, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

I am currently updating the whole page, so please don't mind a few problems tonight! I reorganise everything and will add some extra content too. Just leave me some time and I think this page will gain a lot in quality. Thanks everybody! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daewooarca (talk • contribs) 23:40, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Split Daewoo from GM Daewoo?
I think we should split this article. What does every one else think? --Aizuku (talk) 12:22, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

I went ahead and moved the list of daewoo cars into a separate article, I still think this article needs cleanup and maybe a split. I think the sections Badge Engineering ad Daewoo cars outside S. Korea are unnecessary, and could probably be either removed or merged in some way. --Aizuku (talk) 19:55, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

As for the cleanup, you are right about Badge Engineering ad Daewoo cars outside S. Korea - they are maybe not unnecessary but I did not update them when I re-did almost the whole DM history. I'll try tomorrow to merge them into an article about GM's first "adventures" in S. Korea (till '92) and nowadays GM's strategy of rebranding GM DAT products, etc... .

And I also think it might be a good idea to create separated "Daewoo Motor" and "GM Daewoo" articles. What do other people think? Daewooarca 93.17.6.194 (talk) 16:48, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree. Daewoo Motors' history qualifies for its own article. --Aizuku (talk) 12:13, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Here's another reason to split. Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle is independent from GM Daewoo. They have no place in an article about GM Daewoo. --Aizuku (talk) 12:18, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * What do you think of this Daewoo Motor --Aizuku (talk) 12:34, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I must check it because the summary at the beginning must be more complete I think (Daewoo remains a major part of Korean auto history), promise to do it tomorrow! Remember that "Daewoo Motor" is the official name, "Daewoo Motors" is not correct.Daewooarca (talk) 15:16, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

You are totally right! What do you think about the new sub section "Daewoo cars outside S. Korea"? I re-did it including DM past strategies outside S.Korea and nowadays GM Chevrolet brand strategy plus other badge engineered products...Daewooarca (talk) 15:16, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I think it is really good. All we need now is to split the Daewoo related sections into their own article. Daewoo Motor's previous overseas engagements today can be part of said article. I've added it to my proposed Daewoo Motor article. If you can write a summary for it, please feel free to do so. You are free to edit my sandbox. I also have an idea what the article about GM Daewoo article should be like. --Aizuku (talk) 17:29, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Doesn't anyone care? Should I go ahead with it? I believe that this article would be better served by having a separate article for Daewoo Motor (pre GM acquisition). --Aizuku (talk) 11:59, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

"Latest news and future products" section doesn't belong on a Wikipedia article
Wikipedia is not a crystal ball --Aizuku (talk) 18:49, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Created new article Daewoo Motors
Created new article Daewoo Motors and moved some of the relevant sections to that article. --Aizuku (talk) 19:01, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

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Daewoo Motors in Poland
This article doesn't even mention Daewoo's expansion in Poland in the beginning of 1990s. At that time most of their European cars were produced there and they had some of the best seeling cars in their portfolio. You also didn't consider the Tico car. You can find it's photos on Polish wikipedia. Daewoo also build the tallest building in Poland - the Warsaw Trade Centre, which is commonly known as the Daewoo Tower. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Internex (talk • contribs) 12:43, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Moved Daewoo cars outside South Korea section

 * Daewoo cars outside South Korea section has been moved to Daewoo Motors --Aizuku (talk) 12:50, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

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GM Korea (1972-1975)
I propose that we can expand the GM Korea (1972-1975) to the history section to this article. More information can be found at Shinjin Motors: GMK models section. Rjluna2 (talk) 17:13, 27 September 2018 (UTC)