Ssangyong

Why Ssangyong car does not enter the North American market?
I saw a website in New Zealand and it has nice looking cars (Chairman
sedan, Rexton SUV, Musso Sport pickup truck and Korando Jeep) on sale
there.
Is Ssanyong marketing their cars in Europe, Middle East, and Africa?
I notice that all their cars are using Mercedes benz engine. Is
Ssangyong part of the Daimler Chrysler group?

aniram > writes:

> Why Ssangyong car does not enter the North American market?

Bbeacuse Nnorth Aamericans wwouldn't bbe aable tto ppronounce iit.



Geoff

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such as 'You're stupid' and 'Halliburton!'" --Ann Coulter

It's a Korean car. It's a little lost in translation. But s is different
then ss translated from Korean. (I speak Korean) Yes, they use MB engines
in some of them. They even have their Rhino on the front, along with the MB
emblem, it's kinda cool.





"aniram" > wrote in message
om...
> Why Ssangyong car does not enter the North American market?
> I saw a website in New Zealand and it has nice looking cars (Chairman
> sedan, Rexton SUV, Musso Sport pickup truck and Korando Jeep) on sale
> there.
> Is Ssanyong marketing their cars in Europe, Middle East, and Africa?
> I notice that all their cars are using Mercedes benz engine. Is
> Ssangyong part of the Daimler Chrysler group?

That didn't stop Hyundai, kia, Honda, All north-Americans mis-pronounce
those...




"Geoff Miller" > wrote in message
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> aniram > writes:
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> > Why Ssangyong car does not enter the North American market?
>
> Bbeacuse Nnorth Aamericans wwouldn't bbe aable tto ppronounce iit.
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> Geoff
>
> --
> "Calling Bush a draft-dodger, which he is not, will join
> the Democrats' list of other cogent, reasoned arguments,
> such as 'You're stupid' and 'Halliburton!'" --Ann Coulter
>

Soem info about the SsangYong Chairman 600
can be found on my site at
http://www.mbspy.com/sych600.htm

The Chairman must not be sold in the EU - but e.g.
was sold in Poland (and a friend once caught me
a Chairman brochure in Polish).
Other models like the Rexton were also sold in the EU.

Once MB had a small stake in Ssangyong (5 per cent?)
that`s why they gave the license for the old inline-6
320 engine plus the W124 E-class chassis.


Juergen MBSPY webmaster http://www.mbspy.com
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aniram wrote:
>
> Why Ssangyong car does not enter the North American market?
> I saw a website in New Zealand and it has nice looking cars (Chairman
> sedan, Rexton SUV, Musso Sport pickup truck and Korando Jeep) on sale
> there.
> Is Ssanyong marketing their cars in Europe, Middle East, and Africa?
> I notice that all their cars are using Mercedes benz engine. Is
> Ssangyong part of the Daimler Chrysler group?

Frank Burns > top-posts:

[ I joked that Americans wouldn't be able to pronounce Ssanyong ]

> That didn't stop Hyundai, kia, Honda, All north-Americans mis-
> pronounce those...


That's certainly news to me. If Americans mispronounce
those names, it's the fault of whoever transliterated
them into English. What's the point of transliteration
unless it accurately communicates the way words are
supposed to be spoken?

(Americans mispronounce "Honda?")

I remember reading somewhere, I think in _AutoWeek_ when
Hyundai first hit the U.S. market back in '87, that the
name wasn't actually pronounced with a silent "y" as
Americans are accustomed to saying it. But the company
was promoting this polite fiction because it felt "HUN-
day" would be less alien-sounding and easier on the
American tongue than "HYOON-die."



Geoff

--
"Calling Bush a draft-dodger, which he is not, will join
the Democrats' list of other cogent, reasoned arguments,
such as 'You're stupid' and 'Halliburton!'" --Ann Coulter

(Ralph Baksheesh) writes:

> Frank Burns > top-posts:
>
> [ I joked that Americans wouldn't be able to pronounce Ssanyong ]
>
> > That didn't stop Hyundai, kia, Honda, All north-Americans mis-
> > pronounce those...
>
>
> That's certainly news to me. If Americans mispronounce
> those names, it's the fault of whoever transliterated
> them into English. What's the point of transliteration
> unless it accurately communicates the way words are
> supposed to be spoken?
>
> (Americans mispronounce "Honda?")

Long "O" is correct, or something like it.

> I remember reading somewhere, I think in _AutoWeek_ when
> Hyundai first hit the U.S. market back in '87, that the
> name wasn't actually pronounced with a silent "y" as
> Americans are accustomed to saying it. But the company
> was promoting this polite fiction because it felt "HUN-
> day" would be less alien-sounding and easier on the
> American tongue than "HYOON-die."

HYOON-dee, as I recall. And the guy who told me was named Jong Kyang,
so I believe it.

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