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Answer: Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Passat is one of the brand's flagship models, first released in 1973. The car is a mid-size available with both two or four door options. The car is branded as the Magotan in China. The Passat is named after the German word for "trade winds".

The Volkswagen Tiguan is the five door crossover SUV first released in 2007. The make is available globally and is named as a portmanteau of "tiger" and "iguana". The name follows a Volkswagen tradition of naming its SUV options with the first letter t.

The hatchback sedan Volkswagen Polo is a top seller in India, but has been manufactured for the European market since 1975. Its name is also derived from the trade winds.

Answer: Lada

The Lada Granta was launched in 2011 by the Russian manufacturer. It's a subcompact car that was instantly one of the top sellers in Russia, and was used in the World Touring Car Championship.

The Lada Vesta surpassed the Granta in sales once it was premiered in 2015. The baseline model of this compact car comes with a 1.6 L engine and manual transmission.

The Lada Xray represents the brand's entry into the crossover market. The name "Xray" stands as an acronym for "Crossover, Recreation, Activity, Youth"

Answer: Dodge

The Charger and Challenger brands are synonymous with Dodge, and each date back in to the 1960s when Dodge was developing muscle cars to rival the Chevy Corvette and Ford Mustang. In the modern days, the cars are offered with myriad options and customizations, including nine individual trims of the Charger available in the 2018 model year.

The Dodge Durango is Dodge's truck-based SUV option. It comes with both V6 and V8 engines options. The first edition was unveiled in 1995. The Durango is named after the city in Colorado.

Answer: Peugeot

Peugeot has named their models numerically since their founding in 1929. Today, the model's number is correlated to the size of the car. The 208 is Peugeot's supermini offering, that comes in both hybrid and diesel models. The 208 is a widely successful hill climb car as well, having both won at Goodwood in 2014 and setting a record for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2013.

The Peugeot 2008 is a subcompact SUV and also comes in petrol, diesel and electric options. The 5008 is the largest passenger vehicle, a three-row seven seater with 1.2 or 1.6L engine options.

Answer: Fiat

The Panda (2004) and 500 (2008) were the eighth and ninth Fiat models to win the distinction as European Cars of the Year, the most of any manufacturer. The Panda is an a-segment city car that seats five. The name comes from Empanada, the Roman patroness of travellers. Fiat's two-door 500 model is their most ubiquitous, and is available in more than 100 nations.

It was first introduced in 1957 with a rear engine that has subsequently been moved to the front in modern redesigns. Fiat's panel van model is branded the Doblò, and began production in 2000.

Answer: Hyundai

Hyundai's Elantra model derives from the word "elation", as Hyundai's team believed the driver's spirits will be lifted when driving the car. The Elantra, Hyundai's top selling compact car, was originally branded as the Lantra in some markets to avoid confusion with Mitsubishi's Magna Elante.

Despite being based in South Korea, Hyundai looked to the American southwest for the inspiration for both their Tucson and Santa Fe models. Both are top selling SUV models, the Tuscon a more compact model than the Santa Fe.

Answer: Mahindra

The Mahindra Scorpio is a mid-size SUV designed by Mahindra to be their first global car model available beyond their home market of India. The Bolero is a large-sized SUV capable of seating up to 9, but is also available in a pickup truck model (Bolero Camper).

The Mahindra Xylo also has plenty of space, a compact MPV that can seat 7. All of Mahindra's passenger cars are named with the last letter "o", a superstition that was started after the success of the Scorpio and Bolero models.

Answer: Chevrolet

In their over-100 year history, the Chevrolet brand has many iconic models, such as Silverado, Corvette, and the Camaro. The Camaro has been in production since 1967 as a high powered muscle car designed to rival the Ford Mustang. The name Camaro originates from the French slang term Camaro that means friend or pal.

The Chevrolet Spark had been sold globally by General Motors since 1998 as a compact hatchback but was re-invented by Chevrolet in 2013 as their first model of electric car. The Spark model is sold in Australia and New Zealand under Chevrolet's sister brand Holden.

The Chevrolet Malibu is another of Chevrolet's legacy models, first produced in 1964. The name comes from the oceanside city in California. The Malibu is a midsize sedan that consistently ranks as the manufacturer's top sellers in North America and China.

Answer: Honda

Honda first began production of the Accord in Japan in 1979, and three years later it became the first American-produced model of a Japanese manufacturer when production started in Ohio. The Accord is sold globally, most often as a four-door sedan and sometimes under the model name "Inspire". The name "Accord" came from Honda's early aims in the automotive space to unite human demands and automotive capabilities.

The subcompact Honda Civic has been in production since 1972 and its 10th iteration entered production in 2015. The Civic name also comes from a similar ideal as the accord, as the Civic was a car designed for everyone by an emerging manufacturer.

Honda introduced it's cross-over SUV branded as the CR-V in 1995, short for Comfortable-Runabout Vehicle. It's a 5 door vehicle that has been both produced and sold globally.

Answer: Skoda

When the modern Octavia was brought to market in 1996, it was a relaunch of a model with the same name that Skoda sold in the 1960s. The car is a five-door estate car that is consistently one of the brand's top sellers. The name Octavia was first chosen as it was the eighth model in its history.

The Skoda Rapid also has had a few lives, including a brief stint as a rear-engine coupe in the 1980s. It was introduced to market in 2012 as a small family car with a front engine, and has since branched into slightly different alignments in the markets it is sold.

The Karoq replaced the Yeti as Skoda's crossover SUV model. It's name derives from a portmanteau of "car" and "arrow" in Aleutian, the two focal points of the brand's logo.