Volkswagen will not change name of U.S. operations: sources

Post by live4everjones » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 10:06 PM UTC

runnr_az wrote: post #25

I keep seeing this being described as a “lie” when it’s really just an April Fools joke. I mean, I get that it’s not super funny, but man... when did we get so grumpy?

Post by bradstewart » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 10:07 PM UTC

softwaredoug wrote: post #18

It is quite interesting from a branding perspective how hard it may be for traditional car companies to convince you to buy their electric car. Is a company like VW really investing, in the long run, in electric cars in the way Tesla is? Should I _really_ trust their one-off electric car they build to dip their toe in? You wonder what it WOULD take for VW, Chevy, Ford, Toyota etc to convince you their product and com…

Post by tedunangst » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 10:09 PM UTC

Post by PurpleFoxy » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 10:12 PM UTC

samuell wrote: post #21

ls612 wrote: post #7

It’s the wrong day for April Fools, even in Europe

Someone must have pressed the wrong button ... or the right button too early ...

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 10:14 PM UTC

tedunangst wrote: post #35

Seems like my decision to wait until tomorrow to formulate a strong opinion on the name change will pay off.