VOLTSwagen?

[Soya]

Lol....some say will spoil

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/29/vw-accidentally-leaks-new-name-for-its-us-operations-voltswagen.html

[RadX]

they already allleged its an aprils fool joke

 

Volkswagen's U.S. name change to 'Voltswagen' was April Fool's marketing prank (cnbc.com)

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/volkswagens-name-change-of-us-voltswagen-operations-was-april-fools-marketing-prank-source-says.html

[Soya]

  On 3/31/2021 at 12:40 AM, RadX said:

they already allleged its an aprils fool joke

Volkswagen's U.S. name change to 'Voltswagen' was April Fool's marketing prank (cnbc.com)

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/volkswagens-name-change-of-us-voltswagen-operations-was-april-fools-marketing-prank-source-says.html

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See la....even joke spoil

 

[kobayashiGT]

hahaha April fool joke lah. 😂

[Sdf4786k]

  On 3/31/2021 at 4:54 AM, kobayashiGT said:

hahaha April fool joke lah. 😂

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should go to register the rights of the name as IP..

Huat liao ..

 

 

[SGCM928]

The same thing happened every year. Have to be extra careful when reading "news" this 2 days.

Anything can be joked about as long as not COVID related. This is an old news (in 2020), but a good reminder nevertheless. 

Countries threaten jail for April Fools' Day jokes about coronavirus

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/countries-threaten-jail-for-april-fools-day-jokes-about-coronavirus

LONDON (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) - From Thailand to India, countries have told people not to make April Fools' Day pranks related to coronavirus, with some threatening jail time as they seek to prevent the spread of rumours which could put lives at risk.

Tech giant Google, which is famous for its annual spoofs, has cancelled the tradition because of the pandemic which has killed about 40,000 people worldwide.

[kobayashiGT]

If tmr, volvo say they will rebrand as Volt⛈️vo, then we know who started the trends. hahahahhaha.

[Sdf4786k]

  On 3/31/2021 at 8:34 AM, kobayashiGT said:

If tmr, volvo say they will rebrand as Volt⛈️vo, then we know who started the trends. hahahahhaha.

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Already got bobo liao as well as bobo chacha

[ToyotaShuttle]

Which calendar they use?

[Carbon82]

Backfire... There is just a fine line between jokes and bad publicity. 

VW’s Voltswagen ‘Joke’ Has People Talking… About Dieselgate

Volkswagen’s onslaught of electric vehicles was supposed to put the dieselgate scandal behind them, but a poorly timed April Fool’s joke has brought the shameful episode back to light.

On Monday, CNBC broke the ‘news’ that the company was renaming their U.S. operations Voltswagen of America after a press release ‘accidentally’ spilled the beans. While the release was dated April 29th, to make it look like it was posted a month early, there was immediate speculation that this was an April Fool’s Day joke that went out early.

However, Volkswagen doubled down on the lie and confirmed the name change was ‘real’ by issuing a press release yesterday. In it, Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh was quoted as saying “We might be changing out our K for a T, but what we aren’t changing is this brand’s commitment to making best-in-class vehicles for drivers and people everywhere.” He added, “This name change signifies a nod to our past as the peoples’ car and our firm belief that our future is in being the peoples’ electric car.”

That was all just a lie and it instantly brought back memories of the last time Volkswagen lied to the world. The U.S. Department of Justice outlined the company’s effort to deceive the public and regulators in 2018, when they alleged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn was told about emissions cheating in May 2014 and in July 2015.

[Fitvip]

It is a good idea to market this name, Voltswagen for Electric Vehicles.