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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (8 children)

This reminds me of around 2000, when I had a Daewoo television, and then my mind was blown one day when I saw a Daewoo car. Who makes televisions and cars? Daewoo apparently.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

so apparently samsung also makes cargo ships

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ever hear of Daewoo Heavy Industries? They make excavators, railcars and ships

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And Hyundai has their hands in much bigger pots than we realize.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yep, a pot full of Immobilisers that they didn't fit to cars being sold in the US 🙃

[–] Cypher 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve had a good chuckle many times about people buying Japanese cars and dismissing Korean manufacturers as rubbish.

Guess who made the Mitsubishi Lancer engines for over 20 years? Hyundai. Which always seemed odd because Mitsubishi is no slouch when it comes to heavy manufacturing.

Suzuki SV650 motorcycle engines, which has a cult following? Also Korean manufacturing.

[–] eeltech 15 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

They also make microwaves

[–] hquest123 8 points 1 year ago

Samsung too. Rebadge Renault's in South Korea.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I used to have a Hyundai laptop ... it was really good :-)

[–] Raxiel 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Asianometry has an interesting video on the rise and fall of Daewoo that is definitely an interesting example on how not to run a business.

https://youtu.be/tEgayQwXo1g?si=kv_Ozu1bnbrxkJ1d

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