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This is a list of vehicles that have been considered to be the result of badge engineering (), cloning, platform sharing, joint ventures between different car manufacturing companies, captive imports, or simply the practice of selling the same or similar cars in different markets (or even side-by-side in the same market) under different marques or model nameplates.
In the automotive industry, rebadging is a form of market segmentation used by automobile manufacturers around the world. To allow for product differentiation without designing or engineering a new model or brand (at high cost or risk), a manufacturer creates a distinct automobile by applying a new "badge" or trademark (brand, logo, or manufacturer's name/make/marque) to an existing product line.
Captive import arrangements are usually made to increase the competitiveness of the domestic brand by filling a perceived target market not currently served by its model lineup that is either not practical or not economically feasible to fill from domestic production or a mutually beneficial agreement that helps automakers without a strong distribution network or a presence in a specific ...
Dewan Farooque Motors Company Limited was incorporated in December 1998 by Dewan Yousuf Farooqui to assemble Hyundai and Kia vehicles in Pakistan. [2] This followed an earlier introduction of Kia cars in 1994 by Naya Daur Motors, which reportedly collected around Rs 800 million in booking fees from approximately 16,000 customers but delivered only a limited number of vehicles before its collapse.
As production of heavy armoured vehicles, such as tanks, required advanced industry which those countries lacked, most of the developed fighting vehicles were armoured cars, often based on imported chassis. In India a series of armoured vehicles was developed, known as Armoured Carrier, Wheeled, Indian Pattern or ACV-IP.
The company intended to field a luxury vehicle, the Mullen Five, then pivot to all-consumer electric vehicle models. [1] Development of the Mullen Five was cancelled in 2024. [ 2 ] For the 12 months period ending September 30th 2024, Mullen lost 506 million dollars on revenue of 1 million dollars, and at the end of the period the company had 10 ...
Initially basic components manufactured in South Africa would be used to assemble the vehicles in India before the production line there starts making all components. The new vehicle combines the specification of two Paramount mine-resistant vehicles, the Marauder and the Matador, with the Ashok Leyland's basic four-wheel drive military vehicle ...
The Mk IX Ikara, conceived in 1979, was a kit mid-engined sports car powered by a 1600cc Volkswagen Golf 4-cylinder engine. It utilized a space frame chassis and fiberglass body panels without doors. There were only 12 examples ever produced. [10] [11] Eleven of the vehicles survive, with one in need of restoration. Car #9 is missing. [12]