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Blip: Voltswagen Ha Ha Ha
Blip: Voltswagen Ha Ha Ha-November 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:23

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To all my autojourno pals whining about getting taken in by Volkswagen’s clumsy gag about changing their name to Voltswagen: come on. Get a grip. Why would you believe anything from a carmaker anywhere near April 1? And if they didn’t have a problem with that name back in 1946, they won’t now. Use your heads, dummies!

This isn’t Dieselgate. It’s just silly.

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