A Capitalist, Some Communists, and a Car: The Story of the Yugo

On this episode of Our American Stories, six months after its American introduction in 1985, the Yugo was a punchline; within a year, it was a staple of late-night comedy. By 2000, NPR's "Car Talk" declared it "the worst car of the millennium." And for most Americans that's where the story begins and ends.

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