India's Tata Motors to rename hatchback that sounds like Zika

An employee makes an entry in a register at a Tata Motors showroom in Ahmedabad, India. - Reuters

MUMBAI: The rapidly-spreading Zika virus has found an unlikely victim - Indian carmaker Tata Motors Ltd.

The carmaker said on Tuesday it had decided to rename its soon-to-be-launched hatchback Zica, short for Zippy Car, after the mosquito-borne virus was declared an international health emergency.