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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 ...
Cases where a car manufacturer has officially removed its badges from its own cars are very rare. One such example is the Daewoo Damas/Labo, where in March 2011 in South Korea, the "Daewoo" badge was dropped, and the cars started being sold only under the Damas/Labo name, without an official brand alongside it.
Omni United owns the Radar, Patriot and Corsa brand names, and markets, sells and distributes several other brand names as well. The company was founded in 2003 by G.S. Sareen, who prior to founding Omni United, was an entrepreneur in the e-commerce industry. [ 1 ]
Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault (UK: / ˈ r ɛ n oʊ / REN-oh, US: / r ə ˈ n ɔː l t, r ə ˈ n oʊ / rə-NAWLT, rə-NOH, [7] [8] French: [ɡʁup ʁəno], also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. [9] The company currently produces a range of cars ...
Renault F3R 2.0 L: Formula Renault 2.0 Europe: 1996: Tatuus RC96: Renault F3R 2.0 L: Formula Renault 2.0 Europe: 1997: Tatuus RC97: Renault F3R 2.0 L: Formula Renault 2.0 Europe: 1998: Tatuus RC98: Ford Zetec 2.0 L: 15: USF2000 United States: Renault F3R 2.0 L: Formula Renault 2.0 Europe: Ford Zetec 1.8 L: 10: Formula Ford 1800 Europe: 1999 ...
Chrysler was founded by Walter Chrysler on June 6, 1925, [1] when the Maxwell Motor Company (est. 1904) was re-organized into the Chrysler Corporation. [2]Walter Chrysler had originally arrived at the ailing Maxwell-Chalmers company in the early 1920s, having been hired to take over and overhaul the company's troubled operations just after a similar rescue job at the Willys car company.