Volkswagen or Voltswagen? You choose

The VW joke, for whatever it was worth, still does not detract from the growing importance of electric vehicles in the world of tomorrow

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Sandeep Goyal 

Sandeep Goyal

Last week has been pretty busy time at Volkswagen (VW). Last Monday, the media was abuzz with reports that Volkswagen planned to change its brand name in the United States to Voltswagen as it shifts its production increasingly toward electric vehicles, and tries to distance itself from an emissions cheating scandal that wrecked its reputation in 2015.

The company had supposedly briefly posted a press release on its website early Monday announcing the brand name change. The press release was noticed by a reporter from USA Today before it was removed. The premature release became public as VW ...

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First Published: Fri, April 02 2021. 23:08 IST
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