Chinese car brand Lepas, whose name combines "leopard" and "passion," has drawn mixed reactions from young people in the UK, with one saying it sounded "a bit French." The brand's L8 model impressed with style and value, but the name proved difficult to get used to. Other new Chinese brands faced similar criticism: Leapmotor was questioned for adding "motor" to "Leap," with one person suggesting "Leap would be quite cool." BYD's "Build Your Dreams" was compared to something a schoolchild would create, with one asking, "Did they get ChatGPT to come up with that?" Omoda's explanation that "O" stands for oxygen and "moda" for fashion was not accepted, with one person saying it reminded them of Imodium and another saying it "doesn't sound like a car." The article notes historical naming failures, including the Mitsubishi Carisma and the Vauxhall/Opel Nova, whose name means "no go" in Spanish. GWM Ora dropped the name Funky Cat, and the Mazda Bongo Friendee never reached the UK. The piece highlights the difficulty of naming cars, with young people questioning whether multinational companies used AI for their brand names.