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[edit] GM Daewoo Motors → GM Daewoo Auto and Technology or GM Daewoo

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)

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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)