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I saw this and immediately thought of an old story where General Motors tried to sell the Chevy Nova in South America. It hardly sold at all in South America e
by olympus 11y ago
I saw this and immediately thought of an old story where General Motors tried to sell the Chevy Nova in South America. It hardly sold at all in South America even though it was a hugely popular car in North America. The reason turned out to be that "No va" in Spanish translates to "won't go" so GM was basically trying to sell a sporty car with a misleading name.
Unfortunately this website wouldn't have helped GM sell the Nova since it's only looking for profanity, but I think that the concept is great and clearly needed. I hope you develop it further and get to make some money off of it. Great job!
- nerevarthelame 11y agoFor what it's worth, the "Nova" story is a myth: http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp
- rmetzler 11y agoHere is a whole list of cultural misunderstandings of car manufacturers http://www.oddee.com/item_93544.aspx http://www.oddee.com/item_93544.aspx
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- jjxw 11y agoThat was the first thing I attempted to search for and the output from the site is: Spanish: did you know that the popular anecdote about the Chevrolet Nova is an urban legend? Google for "snopes nova". It's a nice detail.
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- notNow 11y agoBut I guess it sold like hot cakes in Brazil, didn't it?