豪キャブラリー： Ute

Holden Ute
　　車について言うと、多くのオーストラリア人が勘違いをしていることがある。
　豪国産車とされているHoldenは実際には車メーカー歴９０年に及ぶその殆どは米ジェネラル・モーターズ（GM)の豪支社としてであった。しかし同社が１９４８年に初めて１００パーセント豪州デザイン・製造車を発売したのは事実である。そして、間違いないのはピックアップトラックの発明だ。そのきっかけとなったのはビクトリア州のある農夫が「月曜日に教会まで乗って行き、その後豚を積み市場へ運べるような車が欲しい」とフォード社オーストラリア支社に依頼の手紙を寄せた事だ。そして、それに対して同社は見事に応え、以降、世界中に同デザインの車が起用されたが、当時のデザイン、車種名を保っているのはオーストラリアと隣国ニュージーランドだけである。UteはUtilityの略だ。英語圏の他の国ではオーストラリア発のuteをpick up truckと呼んでいる。

Pick-up truck, utility vehicle豪英・米語日本語
UtePick-up truck, utility vehicleピックアップトラック

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