Volkswagen US spokesman confirms 'Voltswagen' rebrand an April Fool's joke
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[NEW YORK] Volkswagen's US subsidiary is keeping its name and will not rename itself "Voltswagen", a company spokesman said Tuesday, confirming that an earlier announcement was an April Fool's Joke.
The German automaker's US subsidiary recreated its social media pages with the monniker "Voltswagen of America" that it said represented its "future-forward investment in e-mobility," according to a press release that was widely covered, including by AFP.
But VW spokesman Mark Gillies confirmed in an email that the "Voltswagon" rebrand was a joke.
AFP
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