The Tico was based on the 1988 Suzuki Alto. The car was equipped with a three-cylinder 796 cc S-TEC engine and had a five-speed manual transmission or three-speed automatic transmission. The Tico was exported to Europe, mainly to eastern markets. It was highly popular in such countries as: Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Poland and Czech Republic. It was also exported to Latin America where it also was named Daewoo Fino for some markets. It was especially popular in Peru.
Daewoo expanded to Western Europe at the beginning of 1995, but the Tico was never sold in any of these markets, although its successor (the Matiz) was launched there in 1998 and went on to be a great sales success.
Over its years of production, the Tico has seen serious modifications, mostly to the engine. Originally equipped with a carburetor (47 bhp), it was later upgraded to fuel injection, thus reaching Euro 2 pollution standard. Injection gave an increase of power. Some versions of the Tico in the Korean domestic market were powered on liquefied petroleum gas.
Daewoo assembled the Tico at the old Oltcit factory in Romania, and at the FSO factory in Poland.
In 2000, the Tico was replaced with a new car, the Daewoo Matiz. The Tico was sold alongside the Matiz until 2001.
Tico Category:City cars Category:Vehicles introduced in 1991
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