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9 unusual facts about SsangYong Motor Company


Mercedes-Benz W124

SsangYong Motor Company of Korea licensed the W124 design and continues to produce a stretched version of the W124 as the Chairman, with a Ssangyong badge.

Panther Kallista

The Kallista was produced from 1982 through 1990 until SsangYong Motor Company released a badge engineered version in 1992 called the SsangYong Kallista.

The later SsangYong-built models of the 1990s used a 2.3 L engine.

SsangYong Chairman

SsangYong renamed the pre-2008 Chairman model as Chairman H to differentiate from Chairman W. Chairman H kept same exterior, interior, engine, transmission and features as the previous models.

Although sold globally, the Chairman H sold very poorly outside Korea, due to both poor reviews and a lack of SsangYong dealerships.

SsangYong Motor Company

Russian company Sollers JSC manufactured SsangYong Korando as New Actyon, Kyron, Rexton II, Actyon Sorts and its upgraded version SUT1.

SsangYong Musso

The SsangYong Musso (SsangYong meaning quality and Musso meaning Much Power) is a mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) manufactured by the South Korean automaker SsangYong Motor from 1993 to 2005.

SsangYong Rexton

It was so well received that in 2009, it became part of the British SsangYong range.

SsangYong Rodius

The SsangYong Rodius (sold in some regions as the Stavic) is a large MPV released in early 2004 by the Korean automaker SsangYong Motor Company.



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