Zastava Koral

The Zastava Koral (Serbian Cyrillic: Застава Корал), also known as the Yugo, was a subcompact car built by the Yugoslav Zastava corporation. The first Yugo 45 was handmade on 2 October 1978 as a Fiat 127, under license from Fiat, with a modified body style. The Zastava Koral was sold with an updated design, priced at about 350,000 dinar (3,500 euro, 4,300 USD), until 11 November 2008, when production stopped with a final number of 794,428 cars. The Yugo entered the United States by means of Malcolm Bricklin, who wanted to introduce a simple, low cost car to that market. In total 141,511 cars were sold in the United States from 1985 to 1991, with the most American units sold in a year peaking at 48,500 in 1987. 1991 sales were only 3,981 cars. Recognized as one of the 50 worst cars of all time. Like the Lada, they are a common sight on the urban landscape in the cities and towns of Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.