Many years ago GM decided to market the Chevy NOVA in South America and it was a total disaster. Why was that???
2007-04-14 15:05:58 · 7 answers · asked by Bill R 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
Because NOVA means "no go" in Spanish!
2007-04-14 15:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by Kiffin # 1 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, it's actually an urban legend. But what people think is that Spanish speaking countries thought that the name Nova meant doesn't go. Actually 'doesn't go' would be no va. So, it's really not true, but it made for a good story for many years.
2007-04-14 22:11:43 · answer #2 · answered by Papa John 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Papa is correct.
In addition, I know the Nova was called the "Chevy" in Argentina, so it's kinda "Chevy by Chevrorlet"!
2007-04-15 17:58:34 · answer #3 · answered by inagaddadavida_loca 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After the rear-engine Chevrolet Corvair was handily outsold by the conventional Ford Falcon in 1960, Chevrolet began work on a more conventional compact car that would eventually become the Chevy II.
2007-04-14 22:09:39 · answer #4 · answered by Мəəĸά 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In Spanish "nova" means no work
2007-04-14 22:08:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Doesn't the word NOVA mean 'explosion', or 'to blow up' in most of the latin languages?
That's where the term 'Supernova' came from referrinto stars blowing up.
2007-04-14 22:10:35 · answer #6 · answered by Win S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In South America, "Nova" means, "won't go" or, "won't run."
2007-04-14 22:09:09 · answer #7 · answered by red_fast_ford 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋