Volkswagen files complaint over spoof web ad

Volkswagen has filed criminal charges over a spoof advertisement for its Polo small car that has been circulating on the Internet, Europe’s biggest carmaker said today.

The so-called viral ad - unauthorized by Volkswagen or its advertising agencies - shows a suicide bomber detonating his explosives in a Polo parked outside a busy cafe, only to have the car absorb the blast. The 20-second spot ends with the Volkswagen logo and the Polo’s actual advertising motto : Small but tough.

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