Volkswagen US name-change: An April Fool joke gone wrong

VW may have gone too far in its effort to gin up buzz for its electrification push and the electric ID.4 crossover, which is just arriving in US showrooms. 

Volkswagen of America’s purported name change to “Voltswagen” was an April Fool’s joke gone bad.

On Monday, the carmaker briefly posted, then removed, a draft press release on its website supposedly announcing it was changing its name to promote electric vehicles.