VWestlifeMalaise-era GM thought it was a good idea to use the Opel name from Germany, to sell cars made in Japan by Isuzu, at Buick dealers in the USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npGqHqiTBXs
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prokyonid@vwestlife it's not the same thing, but it makes me think of the Mitsubishi Raider, which is a Dodge Dakota named after the Dodge Raider, which was a Mitsubishi Montero.