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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 ...
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 ]
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.
Share of the SA des Usines Renault, issued 1 January 1932 to Louis Renault. 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 top-line model was the TX, launched at the Paris Motor Show in October 1973, featuring a 5-speed manual transmission [18] along with power front windows and central door locking, one of the first family cars in Europe to include these. Sales of the TX were less than stellar, as with the entire 16 lineup, due to the effects of the 1973 oil ...
October 1971: Introduction of the Renault 15 and Renault 17 two-door coupés. The R15 TL had the 1289 cc engine from the Renault 12 , rated at 60 PS (44 kW), whereas the R15 TS , R17 TL and R17 TS all had the 1565 cc from the Renault 16 TS - rated at 90 PS (66 kW) for the R15 TS and R17 TL, and at 108 PS (79 kW) for the fuel injected R17 TS.