No, not the Voltswagen thing. That was dumb. and any journalist who failed to go to the US Patent and Trademark Office is dumber.
Dear Volkswagen: You lied to me. You lied to AP, CNBC, Reuters and various trade pubs. This was not a joke. It was deception. In case you hadn’t noticed, we have a misinformation problem in this country. Now you’re part of it. Why should anyone trust you again? https://t.co/1rcKT7p0u5
— Nathan Bomey (@NathanBomey) March 30, 2021
The USPTO makes it quite simple: https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks
And it's not Dieselgate, though that gets closer to VW's playing fast and loose with the truth.
No, the problem we have with the folks in Wolfsburg is this:
We know, 66 is an unusual age to change your name, but we’ve always been young at heart. Introducing Voltswagen. Similar to Volkswagen, but with a renewed focus on electric driving. Starting with our all-new, all-electric SUV the ID.4 - available today. #Voltswagen #ID4 pic.twitter.com/pKQKlZDCQ7
— Volkswagen (@VW) March 30, 2021
66 my ass.
I have it on pretty good authority that Dr. Porsche, pictured here left, pointing, designed/stole the designs/ had the vehicle designed in the 1930's:
On the other hand, Volkswagen no longer uses the Porsche or Piëch families to personally do the marketing:
Golf GTI, "Time To Unpimp Ze Auto"
Now that guy I believe.
