Now , now , now ,
I never said it sold poorly in Español speaking countries .
I merely said was not the best name .
When I lived about 75 miles North of the U.S. - Mexico border , I did in fact hear people who spoke Español in their homes , making fun of the "No Go" from Chevrolet .
But yes , it is completely an urban myth that the car didn't sell until they changed its name . They sold plenty of them .
And plenty of people bought Dae Yung tires , in the U.S.A .
Still pretty darn funny though !!
: - )
Raoul Delmare Marysville Kansas
P.S. - thanks for the Latin to English translation !!
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>; "Mark Bulgier" <mark@bulgier.net> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 11:23 AM Subject: OT: Chevy Nova (was Re: [CR]Bicycle brand nicknames)
> on 01/04/2003 08:09 AM, Raoul Delmare at R.Delmare@Charter.net wrote:
>
> > Like when somebody at General Motors finally figured out why the
Chevrolet
> > Nova was not the best name for a car sent to Mexico . No Va = No Go .
> > Wonderful name for a car , "Won't Go" !!
>
>
> Urban myth.
>
> See http://www.snopes.com/
>
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