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Same problem with the Chevy Nova selling in spanish-speaking countries. (No va: doesn't go.)

This is an urban legend.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis...

Oops. Thanks for pointing it out!

Or the Mitsubishi Pajero in Argentina which literally means Mitsubishi Wanker.

They did change the name though, thankfully.

Another good example is Audi's E-Tron.In French, étron means turd.

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