‘VOLTSWAGEN’ PRANK WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY SAYS VW's U.S. CEO SCOTT KEOGH

Highlights

• The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Volkswagen AG's U.S. subsidiary Scott Keogh has taken the responsibility for this prank

• Keogh told The Wall Street Journal that “Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine it taking hold.”

• VW on Tuesday said that “The renaming was designed to be an announcement in the spirit of April Fool’s Day and we will provide addi....