Daewoo built the Damas as a seven-seat microvan, but in Uzbekistan it became the country's default public transport — and its marshrutka minibuses routinely carry far more than seven.
Lead trim: New Damas / Labo 796 cc F8C SOHC three (LPG, from April 2008)
Daewoo Damas / LaboDAMAS-LABO · 1991–2021
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FactDaewoo built the Damas as a seven-seat microvan, but in Uzbekistan it became the country's default public transport — and its marshrutka minibuses routinely carry far more than seven.
The Daewoo Damas is a badge-engineered version of the Suzuki Carry/Every produced in South Korea since 1991, available as a van and as a pickup that was marketed as the Daewoo Labo, and in some export markets known as the Daewoo Attivo and, after General Motors' takeover of Daewoo, as the Chevrolet CMV (van) and CMP (pickup). Both come with the three-cylinder SOHC 796-cc F8C engine rather than the smaller 660-cc units used in Japan, only with a manual transmission, originally for petrol and recently only as an LPG unit in South Korea. The Damas microvan came as a seven-seat coach, five-seat coach or two-seat cargo van in DLX and SUPER models, the Labo as a cube van or drop-side pickup; the Damas (but not the Labo) received a facelift in July 2003 stretching the nose by 245 mm to meet stricter safety regulations, marketed as the Daewoo Damas II. Production halted in January 2007 over emissions, resumed as the New Damas in April 2008 with LPG engines only, and was halted again in December 2013 before recommencing in August 2014 after a campaign by small business owners; the "Daewoo" badging was dropped in March 2011, and the Korean government extended the exemption in 2019. In Uzbekistan, where local production began at UzDaewoo Auto in 1996, the Damas is the predominant form of public transport.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damas / Labo 796 cc F8C SOHC three (petrol) | 1991–2007 | 0.8 L Inline-3 | — | — | — | RWD | manual | — |
| New Damas / Labo 796 cc F8C SOHC three (LPG, from April 2008) | 2008–2021 | 0.8 L Inline-3 | — | — | — | RWD | manual | — |
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