The most rebadged cars in the world

ChiragM · 6th January 2021, 15:17

Re-badging cars is nothing new to Indian customers. Famously, Renault and Nissan sold the Duster in the country under different names, and Volkswagen and Skoda sold the Vento in the country under different names. Most enthusiasts also know that the MG Hector sold in India is nothing but the Baojun 530, which is sold under different brand names the world over.

Related Thread: Badge engineering or bodge engineering?

Worldwide, this practice is common and has been in play since the '60s. Here's a list of some of the most re-badged cars in the world.

Holden Caprice

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...Buick Park Avenue...

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...HSV Grange...

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...Daewoo Veritas...

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...Bitter Vero:

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Opel Antara

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The Antara has been rebadged as the Chevrolet Captiva Sport...

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...GMC Terrain...

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...Holden Captiva...

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...Vauxhall Antara...

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...Saturn Vue:

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Chevrolet Spark

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The Spark has been rebadged as the Opel Karl...

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...Vauxhall Viva...

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...Holden Spark...

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...VinFast Fadil:

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Citroen Jumpy

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The Jumpy has been rebadged as the Peugeot Expert...

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...Opel Vivaro...

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...Vauxhall Vivaro...

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...Toyota ProAce:

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Daewoo Lanos

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The Lanos has been rebadged as the Chevrolet Lanos...

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...Doninvest Assol...

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...FSO Lanos...

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...ZAZ Lanos:

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ChiragM · 6th January 2021, 15:17

Citroen Berlingo

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The Berlingo has been rebadged as the Peugeot Rifter...

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...Toyota ProAce City...

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...Opel Combo...

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...Vauxhall Combo:

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Chevrolet Aveo

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The Aveo has been rebadged as the Holden Barina...

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...ZAZ Vida...

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...Pontiac Wave...

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...Daewoo Gentra...

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...Suzuki Swift+:

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Baojun 530

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The Baojun 530 has been rebadged as the MG Hector...

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...Wuling Almaz...

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...Chevrolet Captiva:

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Hyundai Atos

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The Hyundai Atos has been rebadged as the Kia Visto...

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...Dodge Atos...

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...Inokom Atos:

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Aditya · 6th January 2021, 15:22

Thread moved out from the Assembly Line. Thanks for sharing!

terra85 · 6th January 2021, 15:34

What a name doninvest assol

, had to google it but yes it exists.

Mr.Boss · 6th January 2021, 15:34

Suzuki Ritz / Splash

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Opel Agila

Vauxhall Agila

Changhe SPLA

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Siemens Move (Electric)

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PS: Wagon-R was previous gen Agila with Open & Vauxhall

Mr.Boss · 6th January 2021, 15:48

Suzuki Wagon-R

Mazda AZ Wagon

Opel Agila

Vauxhall Agila

BANDHAV · 6th January 2021, 15:56

I recently did a research on the vehicles active on Uber platform globally. I was amazed to see the extent of badge engineered products. I always thought it is a rather new phenomenon.

saikarthik · 6th January 2021, 16:18

Interesting thread! Rebadging within the group brands is quite a good strategy to keep the development cost and time at check and yet benefit from the same platform. PSA is a very good example of that considering Citroen, Peugeot, Opel and Vauxhall are group companies and they follow this strategy even now but keeping their own design identity.

But it gets really interesting when there is cross company badging like the MS-Toyota, Renault-Nissan and Ford-Mahindra.

TheHelix0202 · 6th January 2021, 16:25

Subaru BRZ

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Scion FR-S

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Toyota 86

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Personally, I'd say the Toyota looks the sexiest, followed by the Subaru.

TaurusSHO · 6th January 2021, 16:28

Here's an unusual one, the Tata Winger!
Launched back in 2007, the Winger is/was basically a rebadged 1st gen Renault Trafic. The 2021 Winger is still on its 1980 roots!

Renault Trafic - The original

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And its rebadged friends,
Tata Winger

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Chevrolet Traffic

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Opel Arena

Vauxhall Arena

Inokom Permas

narayans80 · 6th January 2021, 16:56

The GM rebadges are no big surprise.

A famous badge engineered car is the Walter White Pontiac Aztek, it was rebadged as the Buick Rendezvous

The bigger surprise are those Toyota-PSA and Toyota-GM rebadges. Any back story for those?

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Originally Posted by ChiragM

Hyundai Atos

The Atos was sold as Santro (previous generation) in Indian markets

Sanidhya mukund · 6th January 2021, 17:27

The first example that came to my mind was this trio:

1. The VW UP-

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2. The Skoda Citigo-

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3. The Seat Mii-

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Another example is the Duster, has been badged as Dacia, Renault and Nissan-

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And of course, who can forget the Chevy Spark, Cherry QQ and Daewoo Matiz:

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And last but not the least, the Fiat 124:

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Lada 1200, 1500 and Riva:

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The Premier 118NE:

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The Seat 124:

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And the Tofas Murat 124:

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EDIT:
Just remembered this Chinese SUV that has been sold under various names in various markets:

1. Daihatsu Terios:

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2. Zotye Nomad:

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3. Premier Rio:

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4. Autoradd outsider:

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5. LUIS 4U green:

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kamilharis · 6th January 2021, 17:50

Samsung SM3

Renault Fluence

Renault Koleos

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Samsung QM6

Renault Talisman

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Samsung SM6

Samsung SM3 (old)

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Nissan Sunny

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Renault Safrane

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Samsung SM5

Renault Captur

Samsung QM3

Renault Arkana

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Mr.U · 6th January 2021, 19:34

Did you guys know our very own Tata Indica was sold as the Rover CityRover? Also it topped the list of the worst car of some publication.

SmartCat · 6th January 2021, 19:54

I have a winner here. See if you can beat this!

My Chevrolet Optra (Asia/LatAm):

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was sold as a Daewoo/Chevrolet Lacetti (in Europe):

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and as Suzuki Forenza in United States:

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and as Buick Excelle in China

6th January 2021, 15:17	#1
ChiragM Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,598 Thanked: 17,939 Times	The most rebadged cars in the world Re-badging cars is nothing new to Indian customers. Famously, Renault and Nissan sold the Duster in the country under different names, and Volkswagen and Skoda sold the Vento in the country under different names. Most enthusiasts also know that the MG Hector sold in India is nothing but the Baojun 530, which is sold under different brand names the world over. Related Thread: Badge engineering or bodge engineering? Worldwide, this practice is common and has been in play since the '60s. Here's a list of some of the most re-badged cars in the world. Holden Caprice Image Source The Caprice has been rebadged as the Chevrolet Caprice... Image Source ...Buick Park Avenue... Image Source ...HSV Grange... Image Source ...Daewoo Veritas... Image Source ...Bitter Vero: Image Source Opel Antara Image Source The Antara has been rebadged as the Chevrolet Captiva Sport... Image Source ...GMC Terrain... Image Source ...Holden Captiva... Image Source ...Vauxhall Antara... Image Source ...Saturn Vue: Image Source Chevrolet Spark Image Source The Spark has been rebadged as the Opel Karl... Image Source ...Vauxhall Viva... Image Source ...Holden Spark... Image Source ...VinFast Fadil: Image Source Citroen Jumpy Image Source The Jumpy has been rebadged as the Peugeot Expert... Image Source ...Opel Vivaro... Image Source ...Vauxhall Vivaro... Image Source ...Toyota ProAce: Image Source Daewoo Lanos Image Source The Lanos has been rebadged as the Chevrolet Lanos... Image Source ...Doninvest Assol... Image Source ...FSO Lanos... Image Source ...ZAZ Lanos: Image Source Last edited by GTO : 8th January 2021 at 07:44. Reason: Adding link to related thread
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ChiragM Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,598 Thanked: 17,939 Times	Citroen Berlingo Image Source The Berlingo has been rebadged as the Peugeot Rifter... Image Source ...Toyota ProAce City... Image Source ...Opel Combo... Image Source ...Vauxhall Combo: Image Source Chevrolet Aveo Image Source The Aveo has been rebadged as the Holden Barina... Image Source ...ZAZ Vida... Image Source ...Pontiac Wave... Image Source ...Daewoo Gentra... Image Source ...Suzuki Swift+: Image Source Baojun 530 Image Source The Baojun 530 has been rebadged as the MG Hector... ...Wuling Almaz... Image Source ...Chevrolet Captiva: Image Source Hyundai Atos Image Source The Hyundai Atos has been rebadged as the Kia Visto... Image Source ...Dodge Atos... Image Source ...Inokom Atos: Image Source Last edited by Aditya : 6th January 2021 at 15:19.
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6th January 2021, 16:18	#8
saikarthik BHPian Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Bangalore Posts: 535 Thanked: 3,839 Times	Re: The most rebadged cars in the world Interesting thread! Rebadging within the group brands is quite a good strategy to keep the development cost and time at check and yet benefit from the same platform. PSA is a very good example of that considering Citroen, Peugeot, Opel and Vauxhall are group companies and they follow this strategy even now but keeping their own design identity. But it gets really interesting when there is cross company badging like the MS-Toyota, Renault-Nissan and Ford-Mahindra. Last edited by saikarthik : 6th January 2021 at 16:21.
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TaurusSHO BHPian Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: IXA and BLR Posts: 172 Thanked: 739 Times	Re: The most rebadged cars in the world Here's an unusual one, the Tata Winger! Launched back in 2007, the Winger is/was basically a rebadged 1st gen Renault Trafic. The 2021 Winger is still on its 1980 roots! Renault Trafic - The original And its rebadged friends, Tata Winger Chevrolet Traffic Opel Arena Vauxhall Arena Inokom Permas Last edited by TaurusSHO : 6th January 2021 at 16:46.
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Sanidhya mukund BHPian Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: New Delhi Posts: 727 Thanked: 7,205 Times	Re: The most rebadged cars in the world The first example that came to my mind was this trio: 1. The VW UP- 2. The Skoda Citigo- 3. The Seat Mii- Another example is the Duster, has been badged as Dacia, Renault and Nissan- And of course, who can forget the Chevy Spark, Cherry QQ and Daewoo Matiz: And last but not the least, the Fiat 124: Lada 1200, 1500 and Riva: The Premier 118NE: The Seat 124: And the Tofas Murat 124: EDIT: Just remembered this Chinese SUV that has been sold under various names in various markets: 1. Daihatsu Terios: 2. Zotye Nomad: 3. Premier Rio: 4. Autoradd outsider: 5. LUIS 4U green: Last edited by Sanidhya mukund : 6th January 2021 at 17:51.
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