In the history of humans, it is apparent that nothing lasts forever. So were these cars.
9- The Car Without a Name
This ridiculously named car was as a result of a marketing ploy by its manufacturer. Name it yourself ,A Customization slogan to soothe buyers' ego.
Sadly, that wasn't enough, The assets of its manufacturing company was auctioned off due to unsustainable production after only 3 years.

8- Maybach
The Ultra luxurious German brand, The stuff of dreams. Flamboyant Rapper, Rick Ross famously named his music label after this luxury.
Unfortunately for the brand, only 3000 Maybachs were sold in 10years!
Maybach ultimately failed to rival Rolls Royce in the Luxury car range leading to its cancellation in 2013.

Fun-fact: The Maybach Exelero is priced at a whopping $8million!
Oh well....

7-Crossley( British)
Just like the Toyota of today, They were originally Textile Machinery Manufacturers. Then, buses, military vehicles etc.
Very much unlike Toyota though, Aggressive business growth was not their strength.
For 20years in the Automobile business, Expansion was limited. After a corporate takeover, the brand puttered away for good.

6- Aptera Motors
Aptera(wingless) touted as the most fuel efficient car in the world. Founded in 2005, The company's story is particularly instructive.
Stumbling from one production delay to another, after a desperate lack of financing, the company was split into two. Problems multiplied.
The company was finally liquidated in 2011.

5- Crosley (American)
Entirely different from the No 7 entry, this brand disappeared on the altar of the ever-changing wants/needs of the consumer.
During WW2, the Crosley was a darling due to its decent gas efficiency, coupled with the gas rationing prevalent at the time.
Then, things went on a 180` spin. Once gas rationing was abolished, consumers felt the need for bigger, gas-guzzling Automobiles. And so, our darling Crosley folded.

4- The Packard
Every bit as famous as the cars of today, The Packard turned out to be the Dinosaur of the Jet age.
Looking like something of a bathtub turned upside down, its manufacturing company managed to survive 2 world wars over 57 years!
But what it could not survive was the combined might of capitalist competition in peacetime.
A series of management mistakes and a distinct lack of innovation finally ended the Packard era. The remnants are on display in the Packard Museum.

3- American Mercedes
Trust the Americans to manufacture their own Mercedes.
These Mercedes were actually licensed copies of the German Machine.
Strangely though, The American Version was in direct competition with the imported German Mercedes!

2- The Hillman Avenger.
Owned by William Rootes of Rootes Group. This magnate (in)famously turned down an offer to own The Volkswagen Group( free of charge!) after world war 2.
He went as far as to call it "foolish".
Ironically, his top prototype, The Hillman Avenger made it just over a decade before it disappeared.
The Group itself barely made into the 21st century.

......?

1- Daewoo
The Korean Phenomenon, once considered among the top 10 motor companies in terms of production. Rivaling the likes of Ford and Hyundai.
All this and more until the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 occured.
Daewoo racked up short-term debts of 19 trillion Won just 9 months! Its collapse led directly to the collapse of multiple other banks.
The Founder of the Company simply fled, only returning in 2005 to be jailed for 10years and his fortune seized.
Daewoo was finally sold off to General Motors of USA in 2005 after sinking into $82billion debt.
What's more, the brand- Daewoo -suffered irreparable damage becoming a toxic name all over the world.

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Daewoo!!!!! I use to like dat car dat year, my uncle had a deawoo racer (I fancy d name die) I always tot I kept seeing less n less of daewoo car until now I knw d reason.

Henrypraise: Daewoo!!!!! I use to like dat car dat year, my uncle had a deawoo racer (I fancy d name die) I always tot I kept seeing less n less of daewoo car until now I knw d reason.

There was the Daewoo Espero too. As kids not a few boys my age dreamt of owning one of those 2 cars in the future.

@Topic, some other mentions include, Datsun, Isuzu (who remembers the Isuzu Tiger?)
In the heavy trucks category-Bedford, Sisu trucks etc

Space booked.

But mehn daewoo dat year. I remember wen my dad bought his mercedes 190 , I wept profusely.
Daddy why ddnt u buy 'daewoo racer'.

Every empire rise and fall

Hmm

Hajime: 8- Maybach
The Ultra luxurious German brand, The stuff of dreams. Flamboyant Rapper, Rick Ross famously named his music label after this luxury.
Unfortunately for the brand, only 3000 Maybachs were sold in 10years!
Maybach ultimately failed to rival Rolls Royce in the Luxury car range leading to its cancellation in 2013.

Fun-fact: The Maybach Exelero is priced at a whopping $8million!
Oh well....

this is the car of my dreams

azpekuliar:
There was the Daewoo Espero too. As kids not a few boys my age dreamt of owning one of this 2 cars someday in the future.
@Topic, Some other mentions would include, Datsun, Isuzu (who remembers the Isuzu Tiger?)
In the heavy trucks category, Bedford vehicles.

truth, i could remember Datsun' their soundproof cars, always intriguing seeing them roll on the street noiseless.

what about this Peugeot?

Is it the same Daewoo that 7up advertised for its promo,that nearly gave people diabetes all just to win it?

Hajime: Our Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing will not join this league

Wetin Innoson do you ?

wayne4loan: this is the car of my dreams

keep on dreaming...

wayne4loan: this is the car of my dreams

Do you know the meaning of extinct ?

I have never loved the design of the maybach even the few i see in town, all their accessories appear fake like Chinese stuff to the eyes
.

This is the problem with rebranding. When they saw they were not getting it right, close shop for one year and rebrand. Come out with new style.

There is no businessman who doesn't make mistakes before getting it right..

And these cars are far better & durable than those plastic cars of 2014.

The Indomie generation can't know these rugged cars.

Maybach? beht why

iamsegsy: what about this Peugeot?

if that Auto section moderator catch you...... me i no dey o

iamsegsy: what about this Peugeot?

is that ikenna car?

Hajime: 6- Aptera Motors
Aptera(wingless) touted as the most fuel efficient car in the world. Founded in 2005, The company's story is particularly instructive.
Stumbling from one production delay to another, after a desperate lack of financing, the company was split into two. Problems multiplied.
The company was finally liquidated in 2011.

na dis one tire me pass. e be lyk say dem swear 4 dem