Car production of Daewoo Motor Co Ltd in Poland decreased 63.9% to 14,896 in January-to-April
2001 from 41,270 in January-to-April 2000, according to provisional totals provided
to just-auto.com.

Output, based in Warsaw, declined at least 50.0% for each model, except Tacuma
(launched only in December 2000).

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The performance appears to be deteriorating: production in April alone dropped
67.1%.

The contraction reflects the depressed market in Poland – plus the shaken consumer
confidence in Daewoo, amid the highly publicised uncertainty of the company’s
future.

DAEWOO
Car Output in Poland – April 2001
Model
April
2000
April
2001
%
Change
YTD
2000
YTD
2001
%
Change
Lanos
2,767
1,475
-46.7
13,737
6,401
-53.4
Leganza
7
0
-100.0
81
0
-100.0
Matiz
4,230
1,332
-68.5
17,125
6,386
-62.7
Nubira
904
89
-90.2
2,745
92
-96.6
Polonez
1,249
278
-77.7
3,521
1,019
-71.1
Tacuma
0
69
–
0
242
–
Tico
846
46
-94.6
4,061
756
-81.4
TOTAL
10,003
3,289
-67.1
41,270
14,896
-63.9
SOURCE
just-auto.com

In 2000 versus 1999, output fell 50.2% to 94,540 from 189,921. All models slumped
at least 30.0%, except Tacuma.

DAEWOO
Car Output in Poland – 2000
Model
1999
2000
%
Change
Espero
1,956
0
-100.0
Lanos
55,671
38,932
-30.1
Leganza
894
281
-68.6
Matiz
79,993
33,228
-58.5
Nubira
12,343
5,173
-58.1
Polonez
13,235
8,975
-32.2
Tacuma
0
184
–
Tico
25,829
7,767
-69.9
TOTAL
189,921
94,540
-50.2
SOURCE
just-auto.com

The operation in Poland, named Daewoo-FSO Motor SA, also makes light-commercial
vehicles in Nysa (roughly 315km southwest of Warsaw), but data were unavailable.

Contact Ryan
James Tutak, associate editor of just-auto.com for Eastern Europe:
E ryan.tutak@just-auto.com
F +36-1 / 317-7257
T +36-1 / 266-2693

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