Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new survey of 2,000 Americans found one in three has a nickname for their car, with Buttercup's Folly, The Slug and Old Flame ...

Not every car name has to have a deep layer of meaning. Sometimes carmakers choose names simply because they sound good and fit the overall vibe of the car. Many are completely made up or loosely ...

American carmakers were slow to catch on to the power of a great model name to market a car and create a legacy. The Ford Model T changed the world, but it got its name from the fact that Henry Ford ...

Readers have strong feelings about what drivers should call their cars, and when the theme is animals, the creativity only multiplies. Asked to share their favorite creature-inspired car nicknames, ...

Think about celebs with cool names, names completely in sync their personalities: Jay-Z, Kat Von D, Slash; they’re much more fitting than Shawn Corey Carter, Katherine Von Drachenberg and Saul ...

What’s in a name? From Puddle Jumper to Love Bug, or the proudly self-deprecating Rolling Turd, millions of Americans are naming their cars with a little personality. A new survey of 2,000 Americans ...