Well, I won't be deterred from spreading my - what shall we call it? - fertilizer (to enrich the mind).
Talk of Swedish cars reminds me of the story of Saab (pronounced "Sahb") in America.
These days car companies are excited by the potential of emerging economies and their huge populations, but for most of the 20th Century exporting to America was the holy grail for most European car manufacturers.
When Saab contemplated doing so, they immediately faced a problem: You can't just show up with a few cars and expect to succeed; you need a dealer network, parts distribution and servicing facilities. It's a huge task.
So, they found a moribund U.S. car company with a good network but dismal sales and took it over. It was called Sayab.
To take advantage of the small goodwill that remained with the name, Saab re-badged a few of its models as Sayabs, for a couple of years, but dropped that practice once they were well established.
But, old habits die hard and you'll still find a few older Americans referring to the car as a "Say-ab"