Times of Eswatini

Why cars named after women

- - The Lowvelder

time and reminisce ao™bonuetdtah­nedctahres­nyaomueshy­aovue AKE gave to each of them. Why do ™e do this? We take a stab at finding somarenaan­ms™esearsre. some™hat intriguǦ ing. aserati has long used the name of ™inds such as the istralǡ oraǡ erak and hibli. ome manufactur­ers use the names of animals Ȃ consider the

olks™agen eetleǡ ord ustang and itsubishi olt. thers name cars after places Ȃ the ia ioǡ for instance. ndǡ ™ith otherǯs ay hthaavtinm­g aŒunsyt pcasrseadr­ǡeitnisamn­oetdiceaaf­bteler ™ufoamcteun­reȂrsnobtu­ot nbly vbeyhviecl­heicole™mnearnsǦǡ too. The “uestion isǣ Why?

The first and arguably most faǦ mous ™omanǯs name to be associǦ ated ™ith cars ™as ercedes. t is not Œust the name of a carǡ but the name of a brandǡ tooǣ ercedesǦ enœ ȋ™hichǡ according to the ʹͲʹͳ utoTrader ar ndustry eportǡ ™as the third most searched for brand in outh frica last yearȌ.

Tenhœeǡ ™eindœeplyartht ocaumghetf­tro mbe tahrel inventor of the car. nd ercedes? That comes from erc±d°s ellinekǡ daughter of mil ellinek ȋhe ™as a particular­ly influentia­l customer and oard member of aimlerǦ oǦ torenǦ esellschaf­tǡ and he helped create the ercedes ͵ͷhpȌ.

ince thenǡ ™e have seen a plethǦ ora of cars being named after ™omen by automakers. Typical ešamples include the lfa omeo

iutlhieetr­tsa tahnadt moatuysnol­tisbee. familiar to all outh frican motoristsǡ inǦ clude the issan ilviaǡ Toyota aǦ rinaǡ ustin even ubyǡ itsubishi ancer eleste and aihatsu ira.

otorists all over the ™orld love givcincgor­tdhienirgc­taoras namesaǡutt­ooom. otive cmsueenrnv­tetyoǡ ™nͳaͺompert­nhcaeriner­tmv. eohrieclei­kseǣ lʹy͵thpaenr thoasenyof­o™f tohmeecnhǣ­osaebnynaa­nmdeseatsr­ye nacacmoues­n.t foerssfioe­uirspneeršcteantttoh­freaell ptheer centǡ ™ith lack eauty ȋt™o per rcoeunntdȌ­ianngdoute­tthteytȋoo­pnfeivep.er centȌ

ut ™hy on earth are cars assoǦ

TINVENTOR

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t plays a vitally important role in many peopleǯs livesǡ because it tpaokrets ouusrtcoh™ildorreknǡ tkoesecphs­ouoslǡ ™tranrmsǦ ienve™nitnotef ra acnodlliks­ieoenp.s us safe in the goThsoisfi­asr™ahsytosonm­ame emtohteoir­isctasrs™oilrl

IMPORTANT

ordfecrocu­rsstoemǡ tihsedreni­usmybeetra­pnloatehse.r ™reoamsoen ǣ™heycacuars­se abroethnam­reebdeafut­teirǦ ful. Take the ustang in one in ͸Ͳ

econdsǡ for instance. mot sist ™faimdeoluy­scaondside­rseirdabon­leemofotvh­ie carnsdof™alhlatitmi­se.this thing of true sbeeamutsy­scoalrlieg­dh?t. leanor. Which Œust

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According to a DME automotive survey, women are more likely than men to name their vehicles.
 ?? ?? The first and arguably most famous woman’s name to be associated with cars was Mercedes.
The first and arguably most famous woman’s name to be associated with cars was Mercedes.

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