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Rodae
Rodae (officially ''RODAE Automobile Craiova S.A.'', and later ''Daewoo Automobile Romania S.A.'') was a joint venture between S.C. Automobile Craiova S.A. and Daewoo Heavy Industries that started in 1994. History In November 1994, Daewoo opened a production line in Romania, becoming the country's most important foreign investor, by establishing a joint venture, created by Automobile Craiova and the South Korean Daewoo group. In 2006, Daewoo Automobile Craiova S.A. bought back 51% of the shares owned by the Korean company, which became 100% owned by the Romanian state. In 2008, it was sold to Ford of Europe, a division of Ford Motor Company. Models * Rodae Club (1994–1996) * Rodae Club 12 CS (1994–1995) * Daewoo Cielo (1996–2007) * Daewoo Espero (1996–2002) * Daewoo Tico (1998–2002) * Daewoo Leganza (1998–2002) * Daewoo Nubira (1998–2008) * Daewoo Matiz (1999–2008) * Daewoo Tacuma The Daewoo Tacuma (or Rezzo) is a compact MPV that was produced by South K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oltcit Club
The Oltcit Club was a supermini produced between 1984 and 1988 and developed in co-operation by Citroën of France and Oltcit, a joint venture company with the Romanian government. They were powered by the air-cooled engines from the Citroën GS/GSA; the air-cooled flat-twin engine from the Citroën Visa used in the Romanian-market Oltcit Special was not installed in the export-only Citroën Axel. Development history From 1965 Robert Opron worked on the Citroën G-mini prototype and project EN101, a projected replacement for the 2CV using that car's flat twin engine. It was supposed to be launched in 1970. The advanced space-efficient designs, with very compact exterior dimensions and an aerodynamic drag co-efficient Cd of 0.32, were axed because of adverse feedback from potential clients. The more conservative final design has a Cd of 0.36 (for the Axel 12 TRS, 0.37 for the Axel 11). The early seventies Citroën Prototype Y, intended to replace the 2CV-based Citroën Ami wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oltena
Oltena (officially ''S.C. Automobile Craiova S.A.'') was a Romanian car manufacturer formed in 1991 after the takeover of the Oltcit shares held by Citroën by the Romanian state. From 1994 and up until 2006, ''Automobile Craiova S.A.'' (''ACSA'') had as its basic activity the sale of various spare parts and accessories for Oltena, Dacia and Daewoo cars. History The beginnings The factory was founded in 1976 as the Oltcit joint venture company between the Romanian government (64%) and Citroën (36%). The factory produced cars under the Oltcit and Citroën brands for the domestic and external markets. Their main product was the Oltcit Club / Citroën Axel hatchback. The name "Oltcit" comes from the region of Oltenia in Romania, with "cit" being an abbreviation of Citroën. The Oltcit logo is also similar to the Citroën one, but features only one chevron, as opposed to the two found on Citroën's logo, plus the letter "O". The 1990s In 1991, as a result of the withdrawal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oltena Club 12 CS
The Oltcit Club 12 CS is a small pick-up based on the Oltcit Club. It was launched in 1993 with a 1299cc engine and a 5-speed gearbox with ratios that favor power. This model also has thicker rear torsion bars to withstand a greater load. Engine References External links {{car-stub Cars of Romania History of Craiova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Romania
Ford Romania is an automobile manufacturing company operated by Ford of Europe, located in Craiova, Romania. History 20th century Royal Garage imported Ford cars as early as May 1911. Shortly, other agencies such as Colin & Co., Leonida & Co., Noel S.A.R, and Raf S.A.R. expanded the market. Numerous political figures owned Ford cars. Among them was Ion I. C. Brătianu, whose daughter used to call her car Forduţa.Lavinia Popica, Ford Motor Company in Romania, http://muzeulnationaljournal.ro/?articol=29451-ford-motor-company-in-romania Ford cars were an instant success story, thus between May 1911 and November 1912, Royal Garage already sold 106 Ford cars. On December 8, 1920, Collin & Co. requested on behalf of the Ford Motor Company the permission to build an assembly plant in Romania. Unfortunately, Vintilă Brătianu, “notoriously anti-American”, rejected the proposal to the regret of the people directly involved as well as the public opinion. In October 1927, William G. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daewoo Tacuma
The Daewoo Tacuma (or Rezzo) is a compact MPV that was produced by South Korean manufacturer Daewoo. Developed under the U100 code name, it was designed by Pininfarina and is based on the original Daewoo Nubira J100, a compact car. Following the phasing out of Daewoo as a brand in most export markets, the car was rebadged as a Chevrolet, retaining either model name depending on the market. Additionally, the Chevrolet Vivant nameplate was introduced for the Singaporean, South African and South American markets. Engines The Tacuma comes with 1.6 L Family 1 or 2.0 L Family II straight-4 engines. 1.8 L engine was offered until 2005. It is available with a five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic. Standard Tacuma have a seating capacity of five, but a seven-seater version was also introduced for the South Korean market. Maximum luggage capacity of the Tacuma is 1425 L. In Korea, it is called Rezzo. It comes with 2.0 L Family II straight-4 engines and 2.0L E-T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daewoo Nubira
Daewoo Nubira is a compact car which was produced by the South Korean automaker Daewoo from 1997 to 2002 as a 4-door sedan, 5-door hatchback and a 5-door station wagon. Development The Daewoo Nubira (J100 platform) was released in 1997 reflecting Daewoo's new found design and manufacturing process. Production took under 30 months by ex-Porsche and BMW engineering chief Dr. Ulrich Bez (later of Aston Martin), with Daewoo's growing in-house R&D network in Korea, Worthing and Munich collaborating with the world's best engineering consultancies. Styling was done by I.DE.A Institute in Italy, and other companies involved in the development programme included Ricardo and GM Holden. Built in Kunsan, South Korea in a factory equipped with sophisticated laser-guided robots, it was developed as a replacement. People weren't entirely sure what was the replacement, but Daewoo said that not only did it replace the lower and medium specification of the Espero, but also those at the upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daewoo Leganza
The Daewoo Leganza is an executive sedan car that was manufactured and marketed by the automobile manufacturer Daewoo. The Leganza was available as a four-door Sedan with front engine, front-wheel drive, four door, five passenger sedan of type of limousine manufactured and marketed by Daewoo in South Korea over a single generation for model years 1997-2002 and internally designated as the V100. The Leganza was succeeded by the Suzuki Verona (V200) using an enlarged V100 platform. The name ''Leganza'' was a portmanteau of the Italian words ''elegante'' (elegant) and ''forza'' (power). Development The Leganza (V100), along with Lanos (T100) and Nubira (J100) were central to Daewoo's effort to develop a proprietary range to replace vehicles previously licensed from GM. Daewoo turned to global consultants and suppliers in developing the three new lines. Under design direction of ex-Porsche and ex BMW engineering chief Dr. Ulrich Bez, the Leganza was developed in just 30 months, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daewoo Tico
The Daewoo Tico is a city car produced by the South Korean automaker Daewoo from 1991 to 2001. Overview The Daewoo Tico was based largely on the 1988 Kei car Suzuki Alto. The car was equipped with a three-cylinder 796 cc S-TEC engine -upgraded version for export markets of the "Kei" engine 547 cc (33.4 cu in) F5B engine-, and came with either a five-speed manual transmission or three-speed automatic transmission (only in Korea). The Tico was exported to European markets. It was highly popular in such countries as: Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria and Poland. It was also exported to Latin America where it also was named Daewoo Fino for some markets. It was especially popular in Peru, where it was one of the most popular car models used for taxi services. Daewoo expanded at the beginning of 1995, but the Tico was never sold in any of these markets, although its successor, the Matiz, was launched there in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daewoo Espero
The Daewoo Espero (also known as Daewoo Aranos in Spain) is a four-door, five-seater mid-sized saloon produced by the South Korean company Daewoo Motors from September 1990 to 1997. The Espero was the first car entirely developed by Daewoo, which until then had only manufactured models developed by Opel. With the body designed by Bertone, the model is based on the platform of the Daewoo LeMans, a badge engineered version of the Opel Ascona manufactured in South Korea. The engines were supplied by Holden, with options ranging from the GM Family 1 1.5L to the GM Family II 2.0L. The Espero was replaced by the Daewoo Nubira in 1997, but continued to be produced until 1999 in Eastern Europe. Development In the mid-1980s, Daewoo Motors was looking to enter in the mid-sized saloon market, which already had competitors like the Hyundai Sonata. To that end, it began developing a new model in 1986, codenamed "''J-Car''" (not to be confused with General Motors' J-Car, the company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daewoo Cielo
The Daewoo LeMans is a compact car, first manufactured by Daewoo in South Korea between 1986 and 1994, and between 1994 and 1997 as Daewoo Cielo — a car mechanically identical to the LeMans, differentiated only by its modified styling cues. Like all Daewoos preceding it, the LeMans took its underpinnings from a European Opel design. In the case of the LeMans, the GM T platform-based Opel Kadett E was the donor vehicle, essentially just badge engineered into the form of the LeMans, and later as the Cielo after a second more thorough facelift. In markets outside South Korea, the original version of the car bore the Asüna GT, Asüna SE, Daewoo 1.5i, Daewoo Fantasy, Daewoo Pointer, Daewoo Racer, Passport Optima and Pontiac LeMans names. The "LeMans" nameplate was not used at all for the facelifted model. Five-door hatchback models exported to Europe were badged Daewoo Nexia with the Daewoo Racer name used seemingly at random on various bodystyles. The Daewoo Heaven name has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Establishments In Romania
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Daewoo Matiz
Daewoo ( ; Hangul: , Hanja: , ; literally "great universe" and a portmanteau of "dae" meaning great, and the given name of founder and chairman Kim Woo-choong) also known as the Daewoo Group, was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerate) and automobile manufacturer. It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was declared bankrupt on 1 November 1999, with debts of about US$50 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Prior to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Daewoo was the second largest conglomerate in South Korea after the Hyundai Group. There were about 20 divisions under the Daewoo Group, some of which survived as independent companies. History Beginning and development The Daewoo Group was founded by Kim Woo-choong in March 1967. He was the son of the Provincial Governor of Daegu. He graduated from the Kyonggi High School, then finished with an Economics Degree at Yonsei University in Seoul. During the 1960s, after the end of the Syngman Rhee g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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