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Tata may change name of new Zica car as virus spreads
Published Tue, Feb 2, 2016 · 09:50 PM
New Delhi
INDIAN carmaker Tata Motors is considering changing the name of its new Zica hatchback as global panic mounts over an outbreak of the identical-sounding Zika virus, the company said on Tuesday.
Tata Motors has in recent weeks been heavily promoting the small Zica - or "zippy car" - with a marketing campaign starring Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi.
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