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If this isn't a joke, it actually does make sense. Easier to pronounce in english. Means electric car... the growth category. Why not? "Volkswagen" is big enou
by dalbasal 6y ago
If this isn't a joke, it actually does make sense. Easier to pronounce in english. Means electric car... the growth category. Why not?
"Volkswagen" is big enough that the name just means the company/product. But, it isn't really good brand name for an anglo market. You either can't pronounce it, or the literal connotation makes you a little uncomfortable.
- pySSK 6y agoI guess Tesla and Faraday were already taken. This is ridiculous. I hope this is a case of an April fools joke delivered according to German punctuality.
- dalbasal 6y agoPersonally I'm a fan of fluidity. I have no problem with voltswagen as an aka. Why not. Brand names change, evolve. If it is a deadpan joke, I kind of like it too. Overall, I can see no reason for outrage of any kind.
- dwaltrip 6y agoIt's funny to me how some people find this "ridiculous".
- chrisshroba 6y agoWhat is the literal connotation?
- pkulak 6y agoPeople's Car https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen#1932%E2%80%931938:_People's_Car_project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen#1932%E2%80%931938:_...
- jlelse 6y agoI guess that's because they didn't change the name in Germany as well. "Volkswagen" is really easy to pronounce in German, but "Voltswagen" is just weird.
- Vrondi 6y agoI mean, the "launched by Hitler" part doesn't seem to bother people, so why would the name?
- Germanika 6y ago> or the literal connotation makes you a little uncomfortable. How so? "The people's car" seems rather innocuous to me. My only guess would be that it could make some American anti-socialists uncomfortable?