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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Thanks, I didn't know that about Daewoo. I did know of the other global brands but didn't include then because they weren't sold in this market. How much of Suzuki and Subaru did they have? I know that GM built the Tracker on the same platform as a Suzuki at the plant where they now built the Equinox. Speaking of the Tracker, there's one more defunct brand we forgot: Geo. Talk about useless brands ...
So I guess it was still 10 GM brands sold in North America in the late 90's. Next year it will be 4.
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We owned about 20% of Suzuki and Subaru. But the Suzuki deal was a bit more complicated. The ownership deal was entangled by the JV plant in Canada that now builds the Equinox/Terrain and a strange ownership triangle in GMDAT (Daewoo).
BTW, in Korea, over half of the buyers now pay an extra $250 or so to get the Chevy conversion package which gives you the Bow Tie. I believe Daewoo as a brand is going away. It is only in Korea now. Everywhere else they are Chevys.
I think Isuzu was 49% at one point. I believe like China there are laws that prohibit ownership beyond a minority stake.
And yes forgot about Geo. Actually owned a Geo Spectrum wayy back when I had my Grand National.