Hooniverse Asks- What was History’s Worst Automotive Brand Denigration?

There comes a point in everyone’s life where they reflect on the decisions they’ve made and realize that a number of those have not been in their best interests. The gauge of our apparent success or failure in the eyes of society is generally the weight of the bad decisions to the good. That also applies to car makers, and pretty much every one across the board has made certain mistakes that have tarnished their brand in one way or another. Today we want to discern which one could generally be considered to have been the worst offender. You obviously know most major brands’ successes, the Ford Mustangs, Chevy Corvettes, or Toyota Corollas – yes, even those.  Those are all achievements in which their respective maker can take pride, and for which less-successful makers can seethe in envy. Nobody likes to feel bad about themselves and so today we’re going to look at the opposite end of the spectrum, the cars and trucks that have shamed their respective brands in the way that Charlie Sheen has tainted his family name. Winning! Yeah, I don’t think so, Charlie. Help us out, what do you think have been history’s biggest automotive brand denigrations? Image: CarGurus