VW Snags Dismissal Of 'Voltswagen' Gag Litigation, For Now

By Hailey Konnath ( March 14, 2023, 11:06 PM EDT) -- A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday threw out a proposed investor class action accusing Volkswagen AG of violating securities laws when a subsidiary made an April Fools' Day joke saying the company would change its name to "Voltswagen" though he also gave the investors time to tweak their complaint....

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