Deadline Detroit | 'They lied:' Fooled-you promo dings and dents VW relations with auto writers
by Alan Stamm "Nobody thought this was funny or clever," CNBC senior editor Dawn Kopecki tweets Wednesday afternoon about a Volkswagen of America marketing prank that stank. "We didn't mean to mislead anyone," a company spokesman said a day after it promoted electric models by pretending the U.S. division's new name is Vol tswagen. A statement added: "Our intent was to bring light to [an electric SUV] in a fun and interesting way as an April Fool's Day effort. ... We are sorry about any confusion this has caused." VW even takes a victory lap, boasting that i...