rebadging

rebadging
 n.β€” Β«In a practice sometimes called “rebadging” or “rebranding,” base models of used cars have other features such as sunroofs, leather seats or roof racks addedβ€”along with badges or stickers indicating the vehicles are factory-built luxury models.Β» β€”β€œUsed luxury vehicles may not be all they seem: CBC investigation” CBC (Canada) Oct. 21, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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