If you missed part one , you should check it out here... https://www.nairaland.com/3542891/cars-names-meaning-nomenclature

Lets continue with the revealing information about cars their names and meanings.


1.Ferrari
Most people already know this ,coined from the name of the founder Enzo Ferrari .

2.Fiat
Coined from the acronym of Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (translated as -Italian Automobile Factory of Turin).

3.Ford
One of the most popular brand of cars ,we have all heard the inspiring story of Henry Ford ,the founder.

4.Honda
The name of this brand was coined from its founder’s name Soichiro Honda.

5.Hyundai
Hyundai , connotes the sense of “the present age” or “modernity” translated from Korean.

6.Mercedes
The Mercedes automobile was first marketed in 1901 by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. (Daimler Motors Corporation). Emil Jellinek, an Austrian automobile entrepreneur who worked with DMG created the trademark in 1902, naming the 1901 Mercedes 35 hp after his daughter Mercedes Jellinek- culled from Wikipedia.

7.Nissan
This automobile brand I love so much was formerly called, Nippon Sangyo (meaning Japanese Industries) .I guess its obvious how “Nissan ” was coined out .

8.Porsche
It’s named after an Austrian automotive engineer – Ferdinand Porsche.

9.Proton
This Malaysian brand is not so popular in Nigeria, but for those who are curious its coined from Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (meaning- National Automobile Company).

10.Renault
It was named after the founder Louis Renault.

11.Rolls Royce
This exotic brand name was coined from the fusion of the names of the co-founders,Frederick Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls.

12.Subaru
This Japanese brand’s name was coined from the Japanese name for the constellation known to Westerners as Pleiades or the Seven Sisters. Subaru’s parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, was formed from a merger of six companies, and the constellation is featured on the company’s logo.

13.Toyota
What we all know as Toyota today was once called “Toyeda”,coined from the founders name Sakichi Toyoda.It was later changed to Toyota after a contest to determine a better sounding name .

14.Volkswagen
The history of this car brand has a lot of twist and turns and some unexpected revelations.The word volkswagen means “People’s car” in German. It was started in the 1930s, at the request of the country’s leader, Adolf Hitler to produce a car designed by Ferdinand Porsche(the automotive engineer whose name inspired the Porsche brand).

15.Volvo
Simple and short -Volvo means “I roll” in Latin.

Now you know guys .Kindly share and comment.

https://autojosh.com/cars-their-names-meaning-and-nomenclature-part-ii/

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Datsun nko?

What about BMW?

Autojosh just keeps on creating thread.
He will never clarify questions on his thread_ are you a mobile app?

^^^Better come and answer question.

cardoctor:
Datsun nko?

Ubty:
What about BMW?

See Datsun and BWM in the link below which was posted yesterday..

https://www.nairaland.com/3542891/cars-names-meaning-nomenclature

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