High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Zastava Koral, also known simply as the Yugo, was a subcompact vehicle built by Zastava corporation. The first Yugo 45 was handmade on 2 October 1978. The car design was based on the mechanics of the Fiat 127, under license from Fiat, with a modified body style. The Yugo entered the United States by means of Malcolm Bricklin, who wanted to introduce a simple, low cost car to that market. In total 141,511 cars were sold in the US from 1985 to 1991, with the most American units sold in a year peaking at 48,500 in 1987. 1991 sales were only 3,981 cars.The Zastava Koral was sold with an updated design, priced at about 350,000 dinar, until 11 November 2008, when production stopped with a final number of 794,428 cars.