We thought it sounded suspiciously like an early April Fools' Day joke when Volkswagen of America announced Tuesday that it would officially change its name to Voltswagen of America. The company's ...

Volkswagen's ill-judged marketing stunt left us with a sour taste, and did you the reader a massive disservice. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to ...

US regulators are looking into Volkswagen's "Voltswagen" stunt from March, Der Spiegel reports. The early April Fools' Day prank was taken seriously by many in the media and on Wall Street. Volkswagen ...

The company released a statement early Tuesday saying it would rename its U.S. brand to Voltswagen to bring more attention to its electric vehicles Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports ...

Today started as a seemingly mundane Tuesday, until we caught wind of a seemingly unbelievable report citing a leaked press release announcing Volkswagen of America’s plans to change its name to ...

What's in a name? Volkswagen, if the infamous car company is to be believed, is hoping to find out. "We might be changing out our K for a T, but what we aren't changing is this brand's commitment to ...

Volkswagen is signaling its commitment to electrification by... changing the name of its American brand to “Voltswagen.” The German automaker confirmed the rebrand of its U.S. to The Verge after ...

I know what you're thinking: Surely, this is a joke? Or a marketing ploy? Maybe someone on the PR side of Volkswagen of America hit "send" a few days early on an April Fools' press release? But no, ...

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on Monday, March 29, 2021 at 2:28 PM EST, after VW apparently published an unfinished press announcement revealing the name-change by mistake.

Officials at Volkswagen headquarters in Germany say the name change was part of a marketing campaign for the ID.4. Matthias Rietschel/Reuters Volkswagen said a press release that claimed the German ...

Volkswagen won't actually become Voltswagen, as the company led the public to believe Tuesday. The announcement was supposed to be an early April Fools' Day prank, a spokesperson told Insider.