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Cars that end with 'A'
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Why do so many car manufacturers choose to name models ending with 'A' e.g. Astra, Fiesta, Primera, Laguna and is this habit mirrored with any other product. Washing powders ending with 'F'?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Possibly because words ending in A are feminine in several European languages, and many women's names end in A. Much of the advertising and marketing of cars is based on their "masculine" aggressive qualiies of speed, power and stamina; so perhaps the manufacturers wish to temper that macho image with a softer name, so as to get the best of both worlds.