VW’s US boss takes responsibility for ‘Voltswagen’ prank
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BEN FOLDY
, The Wall Street Journal
Scott Keogh, Volkswagen Group of America CEO, says early April Fools’ joke wasn’t meant to deceive
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The chief executive of Volkswagen AG’s U.S. subsidiary said Thursday he took personal responsibility for an early April Fools’ Day prank this week in which the company sent out a news release saying it was changing its U.S. name to “Voltswagen.
“Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine it taking hold, said Scott Keogh, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “If there’s any trust or credibility to be rebuilt from me, I’m going to do it.