They gave us flat-packed furniture...

[Ferrer]

...and now they give us the flat-packed car.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/03/leko_ikea.jpg

http://www.roulez-leko.com/

[henk4]

Oh, my god, a kit car no doubt, and together with the usual clear instructions, we are going to see very strange contraptions on the road.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

I call either Shenanigans or April Fools.

[LeonOfTheDead]

I call either Shenanigans or April Fools.

unveiling date: 1st April

[Clivey]

Look at the countdown: April Fools' FTMFW!

Actually, they could have made it worse: It could have been Korean.:rolleyes:

[blingbling]

korean cars are getting there man, i've stopped making fun of them long ways ago

[fpv_gtho]

korean cars are getting there man, i've stopped making fun of them long ways ago

I'd say Hyundai's are getting their, Korean cars in general are still bottom of the pile.

[ScionDriver]

Give it a couple years and Chinese cars will be the new Korean cars.

[RacingManiac]

I think it would be hilarious for you to be able to buy a car from IKEA and put it toghther with supplied allen key...:D

[LeonOfTheDead]

I think it would be hilarious for you to be able to buy a car from IKEA and put it toghther with supplied allen key...:D

you could buy the car to take home the furniture you just bought

[Ferrer]

you could buy the car to take home the furniture you just bought
Maybe they'll use this as their new shopping trolleys...

[LeonOfTheDead]

Maybe they'll use this as their new shopping trolleys...

I foresee Mario Kart indoor championship :D

[Ferrer]

I foresee Mario Kart indoor championship :D
I'm so in... :D

[RacingManiac]

you could buy the car to take home the furniture you just bought

Thats actually pretty good, instead of delivery or pickup you can have the third option: buy a car....

[NSXType-R]

I'd say Hyundai's are getting their, Korean cars in general are still bottom of the pile.

Really? What about the Chinese? The Koreans are much better, thank you. :D

[Kitdy]

What about Malaysian cars or Russian cars?

[NSXType-R]

What about Malaysian cars or Russian cars?

Malaysia makes cars? Really?

*shudders* at Russian ones. :D

[Ferrer]

Malaysia makes cars? Really?
Well they own Lotus...

[NSXType-R]

Well they own Lotus...

Wow, Lotus has been through so many owners I lost count.

[Ferrer]

Wow, Lotus has been through so many owners I lost count.
Yep, know they are owned by Proton. Which incidentally also make cars. :)

[blingbling]

i stil love how fast you guys snuff out the april fools joke wow

[LeonOfTheDead]

Yep, know they are owned by Proton. Which incidentally also make cars. :)

and also crappy ones with the Lotus badge unfortunately.

[LeonOfTheDead]

and as it turned out, no Mario Kart Championshps:


Last week, rumors regarding an upcoming eco-friendly small car from IKEA hit the internet in full force. Sounds pretty crazy, no? As it turns out, the truth is much less interesting than we had hoped. It seems the viral ad campaign that we saw last week for the IKEA Leko is announcing nothing more than a new car-sharing service in France that's set for a proper introduction on Tuesday. A similar program is already available at IKEA locations in Austria.

According to Isabelle Cremoux-Mirgalet, a spokesperson for the Swedish furniture maker, a total of 26 IKEA locations in France will take part in the venture, which was created in conjunction with France's ride-sharing Web site Covoiturage.fr. So far, there's no indication that the service will be launched in any other markets, but it sure would make it easier to haul the company's flat-packable wares home, right?

courtesy of autoblog.com

[Ferrer]

Maybe you can still drive your Peugeot Sacre Bleu into some piece of Svenstaäd furniture while you share your car with Jean Claude...

Or something.