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Subject:Re: Car model names
From:Garrett Adams
Date:Mon, 27 Dec 1999 16:08:26 -0800

In my mind Toyota holds the stupidity honor with the first car they introduced
to the American market. It named Toyopet. They wised up the following year and
changed it to Toyota. I've also wondered about the wisdom of marketing the a
Korean car to the west as a KIA, which to many people means killed in action.

Garrett Adams - Stockton, CA
83.5 Adventurewagen GL

-----Original Message-----
>The most stupid name of all IMHO was the Renault Le Car.
>The Toyota names originally all began with 'C' - Corona, Corolla,
>Carina, Crown, Cressida, Camry. I think the Starlet was the first
>non-'C' Toyota name.

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