It is a subcompact hatchback manufactured by Zastava Automobiles from 1980 until 2008, originally a Yugoslav corporation. Originally designed as a shortened variant of the Fiat 128, series production started in 1980.

Apr 26, 2023 · The Yugo was a small car made in the former nation of Yugoslavia that survives in the American consciousness as the ultimate automotive failure. Poorly engineered, ugly, and cheap, it survived much longer as a punch line for comedians than it did as a vehicle on the roads.

Jun 6, 2018 · Which explains his fascination with what is widely regarded as the most wretched car ever to sully American highways, the Yugo.

Feb 20, 2025 · One of the least expensive cars ever sold might rise from the dead, and there are sketches of what a modern Yugo hatchback might look like.

Jun 13, 2021 · Some of the folks keeping the former Yugoslavia's best-known car export on the road spoke with The New York Times about their experience, and the comments are surprisingly positive.

Feb 18, 2025 · Plans really are under way for the Yugo name to return, as a new venture to develop a small and cheap combustion car bearing the name have been made public.

Jun 10, 2014 · With ad slogans like "Buy a Little Freedom by a Yugo," and “Everybody Needs a Yugo Sometime,” the Yugo was the nation’s thriftiest new car.

Jun 13, 2022 · Instead, and sensibly, Zastava engineers concentrated on Project 103, a Golf-sized family car to properly capitalise on the company’s unexpected boom. It would be called the Yugo Florida, on whose sun-kissed roads they hoped to …

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Sep 17, 2024 · On August 25, 1985, the Yugo launched in 50 Northeastern dealerships at a jaw-dropping price of $3,990 (about $9,600 today). The car sold out almost instantly, with 1,050 units sold in just one day. For the next six months, media coverage and advertising kept the Yugo in …