Ever wondered where car companies got the name of the car they produce? Here are some facts about the name origins of some of the famous cars in the world.NISSAN
Original name was DAT, after the first letters of the three family names that founded the car company. Businessman Yoshisuke Aikawa founded an industrial holding company in 1928 and named his new venture Nippon Sangyo..later abbreviated as Nissan.
TOYOTA
In 1926, Sakichi Toyoda founded the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, a company that made looms, not cars. How did the name get from “Toyoda” to “Toyota,” though? In 1936, the company held a competition to design a new logo, and the winner consisted of the three Japanese characters that made up the Toyoda name. However, after giving it some thought, the Toyoda family decided that the slightly tweaked “Toyota” was stronger. Writing out “Toyoda” required nine brush strokes, whereas “Toyota” only required eight, a lucky number in Japan. Plus, the name just sounded better, so Toyoda became Toyota.
Original name was DAT, after the first letters of the three family names that founded the car company. Businessman Yoshisuke Aikawa founded an industrial holding company in 1928 and named his new venture Nippon Sangyo..later abbreviated as Nissan.
TOYOTA
In 1926, Sakichi Toyoda founded the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, a company that made looms, not cars. How did the name get from “Toyoda” to “Toyota,” though? In 1936, the company held a competition to design a new logo, and the winner consisted of the three Japanese characters that made up the Toyoda name. However, after giving it some thought, the Toyoda family decided that the slightly tweaked “Toyota” was stronger. Writing out “Toyoda” required nine brush strokes, whereas “Toyota” only required eight, a lucky number in Japan. Plus, the name just sounded better, so Toyoda became Toyota.
HONDA
Simple, it came from its founder's last name Soichiro Honda.
MERCEDES
In 1897, Austrian entrepreneur Emil Jellinek began ordering Daimler cars that he could drive in some of Europe’s quickly growing auto races. It took a few years, but by the dawn of the 20th century, Jellinek had a number of Daimlers that he adored driving. He often raced under an assumed name when driving these cars; he took on the name of his 12-year-old daughter Mercedes.
VOLVO
The Swedish automaker’s name is Latin for “I roll,” a conjugation of the word volvere.
CADILLAC
Named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the French explorer who founded Detroit in the early 18th century.
VOLKSWAGEN
German for “people’s car.”
MAZDA
The brand’s name is borrowed from the Zoroastrian religion. Ahura Mazda is the Zoroastrian “God of reason who granted wisdom and united man, nature and the other gods.”
MERCEDES
In 1897, Austrian entrepreneur Emil Jellinek began ordering Daimler cars that he could drive in some of Europe’s quickly growing auto races. It took a few years, but by the dawn of the 20th century, Jellinek had a number of Daimlers that he adored driving. He often raced under an assumed name when driving these cars; he took on the name of his 12-year-old daughter Mercedes.
VOLVO
The Swedish automaker’s name is Latin for “I roll,” a conjugation of the word volvere.
CADILLAC
Named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the French explorer who founded Detroit in the early 18th century.
VOLKSWAGEN
German for “people’s car.”
MAZDA
The brand’s name is borrowed from the Zoroastrian religion. Ahura Mazda is the Zoroastrian “God of reason who granted wisdom and united man, nature and the other gods.”
No comments:
Post a Comment