World Car

[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Barnhart wrote:

> World car has been around for quite a while.  See Dictionary Companion
> (Vol. 1.3, July 1982):
>
> "world car,  {W}  a small, economical automobile assembled from parts
> made in several countries and sold throughout the world.  Standard.
>
> Both Ford and GM will intoduce will introduce front-wheel drive,
> so-called world cars, which may be the industry's best prospect for
> future profits. _Time_, April 28, 1980, p 42"

An abstract on Nexis indicates that "world car" appeared in an article
beginning on page 41 of the May 12, 1975 New York Times.


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