Zastava Model History

Serbia · founded 1953

Yugoslavia's flagship automaker (1953–2008) — builder of Fiat-licensed people's cars, famous for the beloved Fića and the Yugo that conquered, then scandalized, the American market.

Models

Zastava 750 (Fića)

Yugoslavia's 'people's car' — a Fiat 600-based rear-engined city car built for 30 years and beloved as the Fića.

City car · 1955–1985
Zastava 1300 / 1500

Zastava's upmarket Fiat 1300/1500-based rear-drive sedan — nicknamed the 'Yugoslav Mercedes' for its perceived quality.

Compact car · 1961–1979
Zastava 101 / Skala

A Fiat 128-derived hatchback that preceded the VW Golf by three years and sold over 1.2 million units across four decades.

Compact car · 1971–2008
Zastava Koral (Yugo GV)

The Yugo GV — sold in the USA from 1985 at $3,990, the cheapest new car in America and a pop-culture byword for cheap motoring.

Subcompact car · 1980–2008
Zastava Florida (Yugo Sana)

A Giugiaro-designed five-door hatchback that was Zastava's most modern car — the Florida survived to the factory's final closure in 2008.

Compact car · 1988–2008
Zastava 10

Zastava's final new model — a licensed Fiat Punto Mk2b built in Kragujevac from 2006 to 2008, with only 4,224 sold before the factory closed.

Subcompact car · 2006–2008

Other makes