April Fools' 2025: Our roundup of this year's best automotive pranks
April 1st is the one day a year when the automotive industry shifts gears from innovation to imagination, from catnip-infused car seats for your feline co-pilot to a new car smell cologne that lets you bottle that new car scent, 2025’s April Fools’ jokes did not disappoint.
1. Honda's Catnip Car Seats
Honda launches the purr-fect technology for cat lovers, Catnip Car Seats
Honda has launched a pawsome new technology that makes car journeys more enjoyable for cat-loving drivers. Available across the brand’s model line-up, the new Catnip Car Seats option are the purr-fect addition for drivers that regularly transport their furry friends.
Honda’s latest pet-friendly innovation, the Catnip Car Seat, follows in the paw prints of previous creations like the Pet Co-Pilot Front Seat and Pet-Activated Wireless System (PAW-S). This feline-friendly addition is just the beginning, soon to be joined by other cat-centric accessories, including a gear selector that doubles as a scratching post, an animated fishbowl home screen for the infotainment system, and a glovebox adapted with a built-in ball-of-string dispenser.
2. Autoglym - new skincare range
Car care meets self-care – Autoglym launches new range of skincare and bodycare essentials
Autoglym is introducing four new body-care products for those who want to look as shiny and well groomed as their car on wash day. The line-up includes a Leather Care Face Balm, Cologne, Polar Wash Shower Gel, and a specially modified for humans formulation of Autoglym’s renowned Bodywork Shampoo and Conditioner.
- Leather Care Face Balm - Nourishes and protects, no matter how dee the wrinkle and leaves your skin more resistant to the elements
- Cologne - perfectly sized for your vehicle's cup holder so you can use on-the-go this cologne bottles the iconic "new car smell" so you can enjoy it every day. Autoglym state it contains "heady notes of factory-fresh car mats and upholstery and a robust hint of musk
- Polar Wash Shower Gel - unlike this product's car care counterpart this shower gel can be used straight from the bottle. No need to dilute in a bucket. Handy! Instructions for use: "apply directly to wet skin and agitate with a Polar Mitt (sold separately). Autoglym does not recommend the use of a pressure washer for application or rinsing"
- Bodywork Shampoo and Conditioner: a haircare spin-off of a popular car care product. This all in one cream has quick rinse and fast drying capabilities and has the same scent as the car care Bodywork shampoo & conditioner so customers can twin their scent with that of their freshly washed car or van
3. Volkswagen's free tattoo with every car purchase offer
VW are celebrating its heritage and loyal fanbase this April by offering a free tattoo with every new Volkswagen
Tattoo artists will be armed and ready to ink designs for anyone ordering a new VW today, this All-ink offer was inspired by the many loyal Volkswagen fans online, who celebrate their love for the brand and its cars with elaborate tattoos.
We really want to get under the skin of how people identify – or ID. – with Volkswagen, and paint a picture of their loyalty and commitment to the brand. We have an inkling that many customers will draw on the brand’s long heritage for their tattoo designs, while some may want to commemorate the moment they go electric and commit to a change of fuel this April.
4. OMODA&JAECOO's chopstick holder
Soy exciting! OMODA&JAECOO UK serves up chopstick holder accessory designed for noodle lovers who enjoy eating on the go
This "dealer-fit" chopstick holder. Priced at £82.69 is a quirky accessory that fits seamlessly into OMODA&JAECOO vehicles and your lifestyle. You'll either place the holder around the infotainment screen or within the front cubby hole depending on the vehicle you own.
