SsangYong Musso

The SsangYong Musso is a Sports Utility Vehicle of the Korean automobile manufacturer SsangYong.

It was first established in 1993 and had a gasoline or diesel engine from Mercedes -Benz. The car was designed by Ken Greenly and had to take harsh criticism because of his appearance.

The Musso has five seats. As the smaller SUV SsangYong Korando it is suitable for the terrain. In recent years, in addition to the SsangYong Musso Sports was built. He also is a pickup with 5 seats. Together with the Hyundai Santa Fe the Musso among the most popular SUVs from South Korea. There you'll see very many of these vehicles.

The production of Musso ended in 2005. Successor was the SsangYong Actyon.

The former production of SsangYong Musso and model rights were bought in 2008 by the Russian TagAZ. There, the model has since then produced under its own brand name. In Germany, in 2010, only 43 new registrations. In Vietnam, the model in the years 1999 to 2005, Mekong Auto Corporation assembled and marketed by the name SsangYong Musso Libero.

Mercedes -Benz Musso

Since SsangYong shared the technology with Mercedes -Benz, it was decided to sell the Musso in some markets as Mercedes -Benz. This served the SsangYong brand to introduce there, without having to build their own infrastructure ( SsangYongs were cared for in Mercedes- Benz workshops ). At the same time Mercedes -Benz is a model for the booming SUV market had so.