01-13-2010, 07:37 PM
I think the classic case was with General Motors. I don't know if this story is true or anecdotal, but G.M. thought that the old Chevy Nova was a perfect vehicle for Argentina. Unfortunately they just couldn't sell them in Argentina until someone pointed out to them that no va in Spanish means no go. They change the name of the car to Commodore, and sold all that they could produce.