vw 4/1st-fool name-change stunt/prank/lie backfired

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Apr 4, 2021, 3:20:00 PM4/4/21
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Volkswagen pulls name-change stunt after it backfires on social media
March 31, 2021 ... Volkswagen ... apologized on Wednesday after a false statement it issued about a name change was widely slammed on social media ... acknowledged that the false announcement - claiming it would rename its U.S. operations as 'Voltswagen of America' ... The stunt, which came just ahead of April Fool's Day on the first of the month ... "VW lied to sell ... EVs," ... the automaker "still seems to think lying to the public is an acceptable corporate strategy." ... VW officials have expressed frustration that its significant U.S. EV efforts have not drawn as much attention ...


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% Using  volt  in a name is not new. way back in the latter 
days of gm ev1 leases (circa 2000), the CA town of Vacaville 
(.es cowtown), touted itself as  voltageville  because it was 
so very EV progressive:
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