VW admits "Voltswagen" rebrand was fake as prank backfires spectacularly

Volkswagen has admitted that claims it would change its name in the US to “Voltswagen” were part of a weirdly-timed April Fool’s joke, backpedalling amid growing criticism that has resurfaced past behaviors the automaker may have preferred to forget. Chatter of the rebrand began earlier this week, with a press release seemingly prematurely published and then pulled, but VW went …