SOUTH KOREA: GM-Daewoo shutting up to 45 days?
Having confirmed earlier it was considering temporary plant closures, GM Daewoo Automotive and Technology is now reported to be planning to halt production for up to 45 days after a sharp drop in exports.
SOUTH KOREA: GM-Daewoo mulls temporary closure
GM Daewoo, which makes most of the hot-selling Chevrolet models keeping General Motors sales alive in emerging markets, is considering a temporary closure of plants amid a worldwide fall in demand.
Daewoo Lacetti
Though the new Chevrolet Cruze is still a few months away from its official launch in Europe and the United States, GM?s global car has officially gone on sale in Korea. Badged as the new Daewoo Lacetti, the car will be power by a 1.6-liter engine delivering 114 hp, mated to either a five-speed manual or a six-speed automatic.The Cruze is scheduled to go on sale next March in Europe and in 2010 in the United States. At least for now, becausing wi...
Chevy Cruze now on sale in Korea as Daewoo Lacetti
Filed under: ChevroletWe still don't know for sure what GM's production plans are for the Chevy Cruze here in the U.S. The company hasn't made an official statement on the subject since announcing that it would be built in Lordstown, OH in early 2010. Recent stories have indicated that U.S.-production of the Cruze might be delayed by up to a year in an effort to conserve cash. While we will still have to wait at least another 18 months and maybe ...
Daewoo-Badged Chevy Cruze For The Korean Market Spotted With Up-Scale Grille [Daewoo Cruze]
Looks like Daewoo is getting a re-badged version of the Chevy Cruze. The 40+ MPG mass-market economy-car game-changer is destined to be sold globally, heralding a new era of practical, desirable, frugal cars from GM. Expect the Daewoo version to offer both the 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine as well as the 150 HP turbo diesel the Cruze will come equipped with in Europe. Oh yeah, there?s that big ugly chrome grille too. galleryPost('daewoocruze',...
SOUTH KOREA: GM-Daewoo union approves wage deal
Union workers at GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co (GMDAT) have approved a tentative agreement on wages and working conditions for this year, the company has said.
2011 Chevy Beat Uncovered, Displays A Daewoo Badge [2011 Chevy Beat]
According to the folks over at Hyundai-Blog, what we're looking at here is the Daewoo version of the 2011 Chevy Beat in all its glory. We're a bit suspicious as it appears to be sitting on the floor of some unnamed auto show, but the refined body panels suggest production intent and design for manufacture, so we'll buy it for now. Shockingly the Beat maintains much of its radical, in-your-face styling and bizarrely grows a set of roof racks, O.G....
SOUTH KOREA: GM-Daewoo workers plan strike
Workers at GM South Korea unit Daewoo Auto & Technology will stage a 12-hour strike Thursday to demand higher wages.
SOUTH KOREA: GM Daewoo output disrupted by tyre stoppage
GM Daewoo has said it has halted production after tyre supplies stopped.