An urban myth said this Chevy sold poorly in Spanish-speaking nations, where its name meant "doesn't go"
The Chevy Nova legend lives on in countless 
marketing textbooks, .... Urban Legends Reference Pages  1995-2016 by 
snopes.com [DOC] [TLE] The Legend of the Chevy Nova That Wouldn't Go - Spanish Language [PAR] Since "no va" means "it doesn't go" in Spanish, the oft-repeated story goes, Latin 
... with the Nova in Latin America, even exceeding its sales projections in 
Venezuela.