Volkswagen Sells Green Hybrid Bond as Issuers Rush to Market

Volkswagen Sells Green Hybrid Bond as Issuers Rush to Market

Volkswagen AG is selling euro-denominated green hybrid bonds, kicking off what’s expected to be a busy week of corporate bond issuance amid progress in US-China trade talks.

Volkswagen France and its Sportfive agency are unveiling a new commercial featuring players of the French Football Team around a funny and clever idea: to celebrate the freedom not to choose, through eHybrid technology. In this spot, a fictitious assistant coach, offers the Blues a "revolutionary tactic": to play the 24 selected at the same time on the field. Players, as surprised as they are puzzled, discover that the coach... did not know how …

The lull on the US-China trade war front has allowed companies to come massively to the euro primary market for a record day this year.