Daewoo Leganza the Leganza was not afforded a mid-life facelift, so there was no "V150" model (the xx50 designations are used by Daewoo to indicate facelifted versions of xx00 models). Rather than that, Daewoo increased the wheelbase of the V100 platform by to develop a new model, called Daewoo Magnus (V200), which was launched in 2000. Both models were sold side by side in Korea, and the Leganza got a small update (front grille) in 2001 – but the Magnus has not been launched internationally until Leganza's demise in 2002, effectively replacing it. Daewoo ceased North American sales by then, so the
Daewoo Motors either the Chevrolet or Suzuki brands. In January 2005, the Chevrolet brand was introduced in Europe, the whole Daewoo range being simply re-badged as Chevrolet. General Motors' official tagline was that: "“Daewoo has grown up enough to become Chevrolet.”" The Winstorm and Tosca were presented as the Chevrolet Captiva and the Chevrolet Epica. Some of the former Daewoo models changed their names after the re-branding decision. Examples are the Matiz which became Chevrolet Spark in some markets (although Chevrolet Matiz was also used), or the Kalos which became the Aveo (alongside the Chevrolet Kalos in other countries). Later, the tendency