Mystery behind the names of automobile companies
So, the name came from the Latin word volvo, which means "I roll". It was originally a name for a ball bearing being developed by SKF, parent company of Volvo.
He wanted his German citizens to have the same access to a car as the Americans. Thus came Volkswagen, which in German means "People's" (Volks) and "Car" (Wagen).
Subaru's parent company Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) was formed after merger between six companies.
The CEO of FHI – Kenji Kita, gave the automobile manufacturing division its present name.
"diamond" in this context refers only to the rhombus shape, not to the precious gem.
Maruti was named after son of Hanuman (the Hindu god) - Marut, which means "God of Wind" in Sanskrit.
There is an interesting concept lies behind Mahindra ending the name of most of its vehicles with the alphabet "o".
After the success of Bolero and Scorpio, the company thought the letter "o" is auspicious for them. Hence, we have Xylo, Gusto, TUV300, XUV500, etc.
The etymology of the Lexus name has been attributed to the combination of the words "luxury" and "elegance," and another theory claims it is an acronym for "luxury exports to the US".
The company is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Kanji are Chinese characters used in Japanese writing system.
Since the original "Horch" company was still there, he called his new company Audi. In English it is "hark".
Sometime later, Saran died in an air crash, prior to that he had been negotiating with Leyland Motors of England for assembly of commercial vehicles.
The company later under Madras State Government and other shareholders finalised for an investment and technology partner and thus Leyland Motors joined in 1954 with equity participation, changing the name of the company to Ashok Leyland.
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