Who cares? It was a joke and in no way offensive unless you’re just looking for anything
— Gustavo Litovsky (@agusnox) March 31, 2021
https://t.co/KM8Tngm4GW
“"Voltswagen was the best April Fools’ prank since VW told us diesel was clean,” wrote Twitter user @WholeMarsBlog, an electric vehicle account that often promotes electric car pioneer Tesla."
— Omins (@Ominsey) March 31, 2021
???https://t.co/Gqi1oF0ZWm
We made it baby!!! We’re in the Financial Times! ?
— Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) March 31, 2021
One of the best business newspapers in the world to subscribe to btw https://t.co/uLcwWsyi2k pic.twitter.com/3zDGI9iqXB
How many April Fools' Jokes result in...a journalist having to phone the SEC?
— Peter Campbell (@Petercampbell1) March 31, 2021
Full story on the "Voltswagen" debacle: https://t.co/ZAA4juC5rV pic.twitter.com/gGf4hUdkAk
Volkswagen had to apologise for misleading consumers and investors after releasing an apparent April Fools’ joke in March.
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 31, 2021
The company said it was rebranding its US arm 'Voltswagen', in an effort to promote its new electric vehicles https://t.co/opQAakX9VE
VW Apologizes for Volts when rebranding stunt
— Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) March 31, 2021
Lol like that one south park scene. “Soooory” https://t.co/uLcwWsyi2k
STOP. We live in an era of reality-bending fake news. Your brand has nothing at all to gain by posting pranks on April 1.
— Dan Amrich (@DanAmrich) March 31, 2021
Whatever your team is planning to post tomorrow "because it's funny," cancel the post. You don't tell the joke -- you become it. https://t.co/ro24PB7V9A
Volkswagen of America announced this week that it was changing its name to “Voltswagen” as a way to stress its commitment to electric vehicles. On Tuesday, the automaker said the supposed name change was just a pre-April Fool's Day joke.https://t.co/XhxcCVi7EZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 30, 2021
Volkswagen hoaxes media with fake statement on name changehttps://t.co/dYZnxDDhFH
— Nick #FBR #FBPE #RejoinEU (@hazydav) March 31, 2021
Great quote: “It is incredibly stupid, but if being stupid were illegal, a third of the CEOs in the U.S. would be in jail.” https://t.co/20XXKHgWvT
— Sharon Silke Carty (@sharoncarty) March 31, 2021
Looks like they might be walking back the name change. https://t.co/PxsbAIXpjM
— teslainvernon (@teslainvernon) March 31, 2021
“A pre-April Fool’s Day joke” is not a thing. https://t.co/47qNPis3Bd
— Dan Bobkoff (@danbobkoff) March 31, 2021