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The nomenclature dilemma<\/a> for automobile manufacturers: what do you do when all the good names have been taken?<\/p>\n

Though, frankly, I think the Dodge Kahuna sounds like fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The nomenclature dilemma for automobile manufacturers: what do you do when all the good names have been taken? 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