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Encore Puzzler August 8, 1998: Logo Adventures

RAY: I was in the jungles of South America recently, and found myself in the position of having to remove a poison dart from a plant that had lodged in my finger. I had my Swiss Army knife and was doing a bit of surgery. I noticed in the process that the knife had on it the symbol of the Swiss flag, a white cross against a red background. As I looked at it, I realized that a certain automotive logo comes from a stylized version of this emblem.

Here's the question: What logo comes from a stylized version of the emblem?

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