VW yanks ‘tasteless' Golf ad

VW said “there will be consequences” for the ad some considered racist.

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May 25, 2020 04:00 AM

Volkswagen Group last week withdrew a German social media ad for the redesigned Golf and apologized after it was criticized as racist.

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