GM had trouble marketing the Nova in Spanish speaking countries because “no va” in Spanish is translated as “doesn’t go”!
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Playing mod…it’s customary to include a link to Cecil’s column. But I’m not a mod so I don’t have to do it.
And this site talks about that being an urban legend.
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Why do car makers come up with so many meaningless car names? (03-Dec-1982)
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