Daewoo Royale

Daewoo Royale
Daewoo Royale Saloon (second generation)
Overview
Manufacturer	General Motors Korea[n 1] (1972–1976) Saehan (1976–1983) Daewoo (1983–1993)
Production	1972–1993
Model years	1973–1978 (first generation) 1978–1993 (second generation)
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan
Platform	GM V
Chronology
Successor	Daewoo Arcadia (replaced Imperial) Daewoo Prince (replaced Royale)

The Daewoo Royale is a series of mid-size cars that was produced by Daewoo in South Korea from 1983, being replaced by the Daewoo Prince in 1991, although production of the top-line Daewoo Imperial continued until 1993. The Royale's predecessor was launched in 1972 by General Motors Korea (GMK)^{[n 1]} as the Rekord, becoming the Saehan Rekord in 1976 when Saehan Motors replaced GMK, until production ended in 1978. This car was a version of the German Opel Rekord D.

The second generation Saehan Rekord was a development of the Opel Rekord E. Production began in 1978, along with the Saehan Royale. The Royale was the Rekord E bodyshell with the front grafted on from the Opel Senator A. The Saehan Royale became the Daewoo Royale in 1983, with Saehan Rekord being discontinued and incorporated into the Royale lineup as the Daewoo Royale XQ. In 1989, the flagship Daewoo Imperial was introduced, based on the standard Royale. While Royale production ended in 1991, Imperials continued until 1993, being replaced by the Daewoo Arcadia.

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