Daewoo Maepsy retired. Claimed power for the earlier 1.5 was now only as South Korea had switched to using DIN ratings, but when the XQ arrived Daewoo once again used SAE gross and claimed . Between 1982 and 1989, 400,000 Maepsys and Maepsy-Nas were built. Production of the regular sedan ended in July 1986 when the Racer/LeMans was introduced although a version intended for taxi usage continued to be produced until 1989. A pickup truck version was also offered initially as the Saehan Max and later as the Daewoo Max from August 1979 to 1988. These have the 1.5-liter four, although Opel's
Daewoo LeMans In 2004, because of harsher emission regulations, the factory installed the Lanos 1.5 SOHC engine, which meant a decrease in horsepower, but made the car Euro 3 compliant. During the last 2 years of production, in an effort to update the optional equipment available for the car, the Executive received a CD player instead of the obsolete cassette player. It remained in production until 2007, being marketed along with its successor, the Daewoo Nubira. In Uzbekistan, UzDaewooAuto continues to manufacture the four-door sedan version of the Nexia, of which production began in June 1996. It is produced alongside other Daewoo