what is it called when real manufacturer of car is hidden?

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You know when a car is built by one company and sold as a different name by another company, such as the Chevy Nova was actually a Toyota? Is there a name for that? And is there a good list or web site of those cars?

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<HLS · Accepted Answer

Relabeling, rebranding, or rebadging are terms I have heard.  Happens allthe time.

gsxr711 · Answer

I've heard it referred to as a sister car. I got this quote from

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"The 2007 Saturn Aura midsize sedan, a sister of the Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6..." I don't know of a site that lists all sister cars but if you Google: "sister cars" Grand Am you get hits that talk about the Oldsmobile Achieva and the Buick Skylark. I hope this helps.

aarcuda69062 · Answer

The Chevy Nova circa 1985 was not built by Toyota, it was built by "New United Motors Manufacturing Incorporated" (NUMMI) a joint venture between General Motors and Toyota. Cars that are wholly built by an offshore company and re-badged under a domestic name are called "captive imports." Examples would be the Daewoo built Pontiac Lemans, the Kia built Ford Festiva and Aspire and the Mitsubishi built Eagle Summit.

Tegger · Answer

aarcuda69062  wrote innews:     And with the phrase "captive import" to help us (thanks, aarcuda), a quick Googling reveals: from the Wiki list above are a couple of obscure Canada-only models. GM briefly had a brand called "Asüna" (the U inexplicably had an umlaut over it). Its three models were eventually sold under the Geo banner.

xxx · Answer

Thanks everybody.That's what I was looking for.  I'm trying to find better cars for a betterprice.  Thanks.

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