When you think of Toyota, you think of a car, and when you say Nokia, you think of a phone, right? But soon you can break the mold when you see different products of this and some other famous brands.
For example, brands like Xiaomi product range “Oh, Xiaomi is producing something like this too!” we cannot say.
However, some brands that we “think” that their scale is not very wide, are, so to speak, evasive. who seem to have nothing to do with They have also produced or are producing products. Let’s see what these interesting products are?
An alternative Toyota product that those who say “I can’t buy a car, pockets are holes” can sew.
After World War II vacant in the textile field Toyota entered the sewing machine business and has been producing sewing machines ever since.
Samsung’s product range is actually very wide, but isn’t the barbell bar a bit out of place?
Moreover, Samsung’s in South Korea There is even a clothing store.
This is because South Korea’s mega-corporations are not just the image they are known for in the West. Actually much larger holdings and business portfolios are rooted in too many areas.
Looney Tunes cartoons ACME corp. In a way they are like.
Peugeot actually entered the business world in 1810 by producing coffee, pepper and salt grinders.
And it still continues to sell. Peugeot’s first car would be produced 69 years later. in 1896 separately from the parent company and an automobile company was established and this is the company that is known today. The parent company continues to produce grinders today.
Famous in different ways lion figure both have their logos:
Peugeot’s grinder company / Old logo of Peugeot’s automotive company / New logo of Peugeot’s automotive company
When we think of Casio, the following watches or calculators come to mind:
Apart from these, it also produces a different product that has nothing to do with watches or calculators: Keyboard musical instruments.
Casio was founded in 1946, but the first product it produced was perhaps the most interesting: Ring shaped cigarette holder.
Yubiwa pipe This product, called this product, collected the smoke of the user into pellets and released the user’s hand, allowing the user to smoke his cigarette comfortably. With the money from this successful product, Casio’s founder Tadao Kashio produced his own calculators when he saw an electric calculator at a fair.
Casio later in the 1980s electronic keyboard musical instruments produced. Later on, it became one of the first manufacturers of both digital and analog quartz watches.
Like Casio watches, Yamaha flutes were indispensable during the school years. So why would a company that manufactures motorcycles also produce musical instruments?
When you type “Yamaha” in Google Images, you will see more motorcycle or boat engine interest.
However, Yamaha named Torakusu Yamaha in 1887. Founded by musician and entrepreneur. In other words, it laid its foundation not with motors but with musical instruments. Flute, violin, saxophone, piano, clarinet, drums, He has been producing musical instruments such as guitar (especially bass guitar), organ and drums for many years.
Czech car manufacturer Skoda also has bikes.
It cannot be said that it is a very surprising product because it is a means of transportation, but it is not known that Skoda produces bicycles. The interesting thing is that the company, which sells more than 1 million cars a year, entered the sector in 1895. started with the production of bicycles.
out of Skoda Mercedes, Aston Martin, Opel, Peugeot Some automobile brands such as bicycle production have ties.
Nokia entered the weighing business in 2016.
Acquiring Wihtings, an activity tracking and health products company, for $170 million, Nokia is practically a life coach with these scales. Calling this product a scale can be considered an insult, its name “body composition analysis” passes as. If we write the features one by one, it may not fit here.
We know Japan-based Mitsubishi mostly for its cars and air conditioners. However, it is a giant formation operating in seven sectors: finance, banking, energy, machinery, chemistry and food.
The company was originally founded in 1918. Then splits and mergers then it branched out. Even their logos have changed. We wanted to put this sharpener in the image, which seems to contradict this size, but is actually proof of how ramified the company is. Yes, they even produce that.
Although we know it with mobile phones, Motorola is basically a radio manufacturer.
When it was founded in 1928, it was a small company that repaired battery-operated radios. In 1930, it was a compact model that allowed car owners to enjoy their favorite shows. car radio as exited. For this reason, the brand name should also be suitable for this purpose.
The things that needed to be described in order to brand listening to music on the go by car were more or less clear. While describing the car with “engine”, “ola” was inspired by the famous music turntables “The Victorola” and in 1930 the Motorola brand was introduced. Even if the output is not a mobile phone, there is still a “signal” involved. It is also a radio manufacturer.
Including Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility in 2011 divided into two businesses. Motorola Mobility was acquired by Google in 2011. It was sold to Lenovo in 2014.
A Ferrari red hair dryer. It not only took its color, but also its engine.
Maybe in a Ferrari seat your hair will not wave but you can at least experience this feeling with a blow dryer.
This friend with the Lamborghini logo looks like a lawnmower and…
To the golf cart…
But it’s actually a tiny tractor.
Which many of you already know that Lamborghini is not actually with sports cars. entered the market with tractors knows, but this tractor is quite interesting.
A company called SDF India sells them in India. It is marketed to wealthy farmers, to people in luxury resorts. Its production is actually a German company. Deutz-Fahr doing. There is a partnership.
They even have crawler tractors:
- 1965 model You’re looking at a Lamborghini.
AM37, the first speedboat from British luxury automaker Aston Martin:
The boat, which was created as a result of cooperation with the Dutch yacht company Quintessence, especially attracts attention with its minimal design. It’s like straight out of a Bond movie. looks.
11.2 meters long. The body is carbon fiber. With its 370 horsepower diesel version, its speed can reach up to 44 knots. Its price is 1.64 million dollars. In the higher version, the speed of the boat reaches 50 knots and there are two 520 hp engines. The price of this version is 2.1 million dollars.
Maybe it’s so you can get rid of that smell that lingers on you while eating chips:
Doritos “for some reason” sold products such as shampoo and facial cleansing gel for a while, but fortunately, it has now given up on this bad decision. I think it’s sauce There may even be those who dip in chips.
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Another similar example to the Doritos case: McDonald’s shower gel.
Rather than lipstick reminiscent of mustard sauce. McFlurry on the right is the name of McDonald’s ice cream products, and it has a shower gel. Whether it is still on the market is a mystery.
If there is a food company that takes care of the hygiene business, but there is no hygiene company that takes over the food business, there is that!
After lasagna, the demand for something with a mint flavor increases after all… Colgate, who stepped into the frozen food industry in the 1960s, took a step back before it spread much. this unique failure as best they can. They tried to hide Some company officials claimed that such a product did not exist, but there were documents showing that they actually stepped into the frozen food business, even though it was not a lasagna as written in the box in the image.
The lasagna box in the image does not actually belong to Colgate. Products where famous brands fail Specially designed for a museum. Because Colgate – unlike other companies in the museum – wanted to hide the product.
- Resources: Aston Martin, Nokiamob.net, Studio Identified, Motoroids, Yamaha, Prospect Magazine, Casio, Auto Evolution, Wikipedia, Wikipedia 2, Wikipedia 3, Wikipedia 4
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