[nix0n]

Snopes[0] disagrees with this story.

[0] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis...

[escherplex]

It is still a marketing class cliché [1] however debunked

[1] https://www.thoughtco.com/chevy-nova-that-wouldnt-go-3078090