In 1985, just nine months before the Yugo came to America, Yugo America CEO Malcolm Bricklin and second in command Tony Ciminera toured the Zastava plant in Kragujevac, Yugoslavia. This is where the ...

Why does a Yugo have a defroster on the rear window? To keep your hands warm while you push it. That's just one of the "Yugo jokes" about the cheap and much-maligned subcompact that won notoriety for ...

With the possible exception of a toilet bowl, there's few things that get shit on more than the Yugo, the small Yugoslavian hatchback that was sold in America from 1985 to 1992. So many stupid, hacky ...

The cheapest car sold in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s — the Yugo — has recently become kind of ironically hip. Once the butt of countless jokes, it's certifiably cool in the U.S. these days. But in ...

A car that doubles in value when you fill the gas tank! Cutting-edge Serbo-Croatian technology! A bus schedule included with every car! A rear-window defroster -- standard -- so your hands will stay ...

The California car peddler and the auto industry wheeler-dealer hatched a plan: They'd meet in New York to discuss introducing a cheap Eastern European car into the American market. But instead of ...

These days, the Yugo is as much a punchline as it is an automobile. The little Yugoslavian hatchback is legendary for its zero-frills approach to transportation and its poor build quality. It’s often ...

MOTORISTS stuck with unloved and unwanted Yugo cars can take heart - for the little-mourned son of the now-defunct Yugoslavian motor industry can be transformed into a work of art. The evidence will ...

Forget about barn find Buicks and pristine Porsches that haven’t been driven in decades, if you’re looking for something truly unique you need a Yugo GV. Not just any Yugo GV, but one that’s been ...

Yugo production ends after 30 years, disappointing a multitude of fans. BELGRADE, Serbia, Nov. 20, 2008 -- The little Yugo car has finally gone the way of its home country, the former Yugoslavia: out ...