I’ve often joked that Subaru’s constellation logo should be incorporated into the state flag here, where the company’s cars have been the de facto form of transport for many years.

but it's not likely a car-based pickup truck will be twinkling in the seven-star constellation any time soon. This little ...

For example, Volvo is the derivative of a Latin word, while Subaru is based on a real constellation of stars. Here are nine popular car companies with names that are far more complicated than just ...