The joke is on Volkswagen after April Fool’s name change debacle
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German car giant’s US unit briefly posted statement on website saying it would change its name to ‘Voltswagen’ amid electrification push.
Volkswagen of America’s purported name change to “Voltswagen” was an April Fool’s joke gone bad. On Monday, the automaker briefly posted, then removed, a draft press release on its website supposedly announcing it was changing its name to promote electric vehicles. VW then put out a media release Tuesday pledging to rebrand itself “Voltswagen” in the U.S. as “a public declaration of the company’s future-forward investment in e-mobility.” Later Tuesday, the company fessed up.
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