uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKS...9
SSangyong is 51% owned by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.
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I read some where that they are looking to invest in other comapnies such as Volvo instead. Now if the parent company are happy to dump a brand at the sign of the trouble then lets hope they steer well clear of our European gems.
The new Rovers were supposed to be sold under the Ssangyong brand in the UK.
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I read some where that they are looking to invest in other comapnies such as Volvo instead.
As if Volvo aren't fugly enough already?
Yep - here's a dead ugly car, let's combine it's DNA with a REALLY ugly car!
I do'n't know which ssangyongs you have in UK, but the local crop are like the pantomime sisters - none have any redeeming aesthetic features at all.
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I don't understand why people are spending less. In our household, because of rising prices we're actually having to spend more and compensate by saving less.
Edited by L'escargot on 10/01/2009 at 12:35
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I don't understand why people are spending less. In our household because of rising prices we're actually having to spend more and compensate by saving less.
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Well maybe they aren't spending less overall - just less on things they really don't need to buy (e.g. a nice new shiny car which is going to be worth several hundreds/thousands of pounds less the minute you drive off the forecourt).
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In our household because of rising prices we're actually having to spend more and compensate by saving less.
The sub-text here Mr Snail is that you never spent anything that you didn't need to - that is not the norm for the 'consumer society'!
I'm pretty sure I would have changed my car had the outlook been rosier and employment opportunities more abundant. As it is, it's done three years and 54,000 miles and the plan is for it to do the same again. Given that it has lost at least 2/3 of its value, that can't fail to reduce ownership cost as well as conserving savings.
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The Ssanyong range was obviously designed by a committee of the local collective, none of whose members owned, or had ever driven, a car!
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As this organisation managed to produce arguably the most ugly vehicle ever (Rodius) should we suggest to the V & A Museum or a similar body that they purchase one for posterity?
Keeping just one of these should be enough.
659.
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Wasn't the Ssanyong Musso designed by a Brit? Distinctive but hardly pretty IMHO
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Wasn't the Ssanyong Musso designed by a Brit? Distinctive but hardly pretty IMHO
One of the magazines wrote: "Styled by Brit design guru *****. Probably over the telephone."
To be honest, the originla Musso wasn't a particularly bad looking vehicle, IMHO.
The later stuff - like the Korrado (sp?) looked like the designers had been at the LSD before being allowed near the clay...
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certainly not pretty vehicles.
Although I was behind one the other day and I was thinking to myself that (the back end at least) didnt seem that much uglier than many other SUVs.
What I thought interesting was that ssangyong is 51% owned by SAIC. Made me wonder what else they owned and how they were getting on. Aren't they the ones that bought MG?
With the MG being reintroduced recently I've seen comments that all the current production run have been sold, and that almost none hae been sold. I suspect the dealers have bought them but the public havent.
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Ssangyong have been bust before - they were originally Korean owned building cars /engines under licence, went bust and then Daewoo either put money in / lent them money for 2/3 yrs before Daewoo went bust and were rescued by GM
When Daewoo went bust and SAIC bought a half share.
So in the last 15 years their trading history has been "colourful"
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If they are making cars that no one really wants, then why carry on trying to flog a dead horse? There are enough other car makers out there so I doubt anyone would mourn the passing of a company making a sub-standard product selling at the wrong price.
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I think I am the only person in the world that sort of gets the Rhodius. Strange I know, but there is something I like about it. Not just the styling, (so ugly that it actually looks ok??) but the practicality.
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Practical? Yep - a pretty good package for the money, if you are in the market for that sort of vehicle.
The local off-roading types also rate the various 4x4s as very good at the job.
But the grotesque styling has put a lot of folk off.
And in my opinion, they are too far down the scale to rate as 'ugly ducklings', which has been the saving grace for many other marques.
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Farming friend had a Rexion - whilst he admitted it was ugly, it was cheap to buy and run, well made and a cracking Mercedes engine. I had a go in it - didn't impress me much but we have different values.
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