VW to reboot logo for 'colorful,' EV era

The 2019 Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak pickup concept at the New York Auto Show. The VW emblem, last tweaked six years ago with a more three-dimensional look, has changed only modestly since the manufacturer's resurrection after World War II. (REUTERS)

By:

Chris Reiter

April 16, 2018 05:00 AM

Volkswagen AG plans to tweak the namesake VW brand's logo for the first time since 2012, as it prepares for electric vehicles and tries to burnish an image tarnished by the diesel-cheating scandal.

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