It was an April fools day joke released prematurely. Seems like great marketing to me

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/volkswagens-name-change-of-us-voltswagen-operations-was-april-fools-marketing-prank-source-says.html

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Agree, I do think it might be a generational thing too. I say "vdub" too. However, I also say VAG a lot instead of VW/Volkswagen.

An EV is an EV.

Ford currently sells more gas vehicles in the US than VW. So what's your point?

LOL

I see what ya did thar... :D

Wait, are you saying their electrical is Harry?

OP - sounds like guerilla marketing. And look, it's working. Here we are...

Sorry you couldn’t figure it out, I thought it was obvious. It’s irrelevant now, since we know this was just a hoax.

was pretty obvious ... I mean, apart from sloppy timing it had all the signs of an april fools article

Meh, if they can't even get the release date right on an April fools joke, do I want to buy a car from them?

Look what they did to the Mk8 GTI. They destroyed it. When I see what they did I think they are saying, ok here's your awful new GTI, we hate it as much as you hate it and we dont care. I think they just dont care about what they were or who it was that loved their designs

I cant fault just VW, I have been looking for a new car from all makers and it is very depressing to see what has happened. It has become nearly impossible to find a car I like with a manual transmission and analogue gauges

If I lived somewhere where there was no snow/salt, I would buy a Cayman and be happy, or an older BMW and not worry about what VW or anyone else is doing

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Sorry, brother. I'm happy to explain the reference. Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch is a LA homicide detective in the Amazon series Bosch. The German-accented Harry does battle across the landscape of Southern California with Lucas, a wily British gangster and serial murderer, nicknamed the King of Darkness for his habit of "putting out the lights" in anything he touches. It's in it's sixth season now and makes great viewing.

Its march 31? Volts wagen? Stooopid! There is plenty of crude oil to last us for a life time. Them wimping out and doing the lectric thing just shows where we are headed. I dont know about you, but waiting for a car to charge when I have to be somewhere sucks...I buddys wife had a fully lectric car and it cost her $7 grand just to replace the stoopid batteries. What a waste..

Everything gets leaked out prematurely lately it seems. :cool:

I don’t own a Tesla but I do enjoy driving my Volt around town for an hour or so, waving at everyone and signaling my virtue. The townspeople throw flowers.

Even Elon Musk has commented on the obvious lack of electrical infrastructure to take over such an energy load. And yeah, the kids mining heavy metals in sh;thole counties... There's not enough production ... BUT, the people pushing the stoopid are most interested in destroying this country, so....

You two fit together like peanuts and gum.

premature e-jokulation.

This... If true it would have to be one of the dumbest corporate decisions ever.

TY, ill check it out.