Kia's new concept car, PuLuoWo, start message. But many across the UK and Ireland, this name sounds like a celebration of terrorism.
British congress called for in the house of Commons on Tuesday the Korean auto manufacturers, the plan of small coupe garbage name, because "PuLuoWo" is dominant branch is banned the Irish republican army street name. In the failure of the 1970-1997 activities to Britain Northern Ireland Irish republican army temporary sent by nearly 1800 people were killed.
Kia adhere to the PuLuoWo - prototype announced this week in Geneva international auto show from production - was named suggested "provocative", not the Irish republican army bombings and shootings. The following statement, kia says, this is definitely not PuLuoWo in Britain or the republic of Ireland any the car of the future as a on the market.
"I admit that this is a mistake, by the company and Gregory Campbell said:" I know, they decisive action will was welcomed by many, in Northern Ireland and beyond, their lives have been temporary Irish republican army of murderous look action, a British members of congress party, the democratic unified main Northern Ireland.
Not everyone's problem, severe Campbell. A car idea called PuLuoWo sold in Belfast Ulster battle of wits DouYong battle on the Internet caused a rapid-fire.
In an Irish news polymerization called wide, posters, points out that the details of this car is orange, the protestant most preferred color. "My bomb look very big?" Q 1. Another representative points out, cars, need not satellite navigation system, because the "already know where you live."
Kia almost fell picking model name does not sound stupid the world's first car manufacturers.
The Chevrolet Nova in the Spanish means "don't walk", Mazda "castle in the sky" translation "prostitute", and MoKe nissan for "booger".
"Honda Fitta eyebrow across many Scandinavia, the word used to refer to women privates. When Toyota launched MR2, they quickly found in France, said those letters and Numbers, sounds, like the car the smell of waste.
Of course, the attitude of the army or too nervous, kia own enterprise name suggestion "blocked action".
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