Daewoo Sales Continue to Rise
2 March 2000
Daewoo Sales Continue to RiseCOMPTON, Calif., March 1 -- Daewoo Motor America sales for February are continuing on the record pace set in January. February sales checked in at 5253, 5% ahead of January 2000 and 340% ahead of February 1999. For the year, Daewoo sales of 10,268 are up over the same period one year ago by 458%. The 25 day sales period in February produced 1941 Leganza sales, 1807 units of Nubira and 1505 sales of Lanos. February YTD 1999 2000 1999 2000 Model Leganza 367 1941 687 4138 Nubira 263 1807 446 3280 Lanos 563 1505 707 2850 Total 1193 5253 1840 10268 The Daewoo retail network now consists of 333 outlets in 45 states, up from 301 locations in January. Daewoo Motor America, Inc. is based in Compton, CA, and is the U.S. subsidiary of Daewoo Motor headquartered in Seoul, Korea. Daewoo Motor operates 18 manufacturing facilities in 14 countries and has sales operations in more than 180 countries. Joining the Daewoo Motor America line-up later this year will be the sporty Korando SUV.