Dunno if you all know this already, but it was mentioned in the Sun today which gave me a little chuckle. Apparently, "Nova" in Spanish means "won't go" :D

Perfectly suited.

Thats why they called it the Corsa on the continent :)

Great naming, eh? For the same reason, Toyota's MR2 has never been too popular in France because when its name is spoken over there you get [french accent] em-er-deux [/french accent]

Think about it :D

Also, has anyone ever wondered why Citroen's AX and BX naming system was reversed for the diesels? The upper-level petrol cars were 1.4 TRE, 1.9 TRE etc. So it's no surprise the diesels were called DTR, not TRD (turd) ;)

Chevy also marketed a car using the name 'Nova' a while back...it was a big flop in Spanish speaking South America for the reason above! :D