Volkswagen America may or may not be changing its name to Voltswagen, maybe
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In what seemed to be a shocking goof -- pun absolutely intended -- Volkswagen of America on Monday briefly posted an unfinished press release announcing a plan to change its name to Voltswagen of America.
Volt as in... electricity. Get it? Because Volkswagen is selling electric vehicles now. This coming Thursday being April 1, a.k.a. April Fools' Day, it was unclear if this was a premature release of a real plan that was supposed to be announced about a month from now -- or just a premature release of a moderately funny gag. Fake press releases are a staple of the unofficial holiday, and car companies often get into the game with releases touting things like the Mini Yachtsman, a 2012 gag by BMW's Mini Cooper in which the company announced it was making an amphibious car. (Of course, it wasn't.)More Related News