Shortly after General Motors bought Daewoo's automotive branch they started making a car in South Korea known as the Kalos.It was successful enough that they decided to bring it to the Unite States. In 2004 this car became known to many of use as the Chevrolet Aveo. It was designed to be a small and fuel efficient city car. Unfortunately for GM it quickly earned a reputation as an old lady car and garnered some nicknames such as the "A-gay-o" and the "Pregnant Skateboard". It's nearly impossible for a car's name to shed it's stigma. Afterall, the name "Pinto" is still synonymous with exploding gas tanks. But there was nothing wrong with the Aveo's design so GM decided that the best course would be to give it a new name, a face list and a total 180 on the marketing campaign.