Volkswagen has really gotten themselves in a pickle. (Which is such a shame, because I love the Darth Vader kid commercial). Basically what happened is they cheated, lied, and got busted. The company somehow included a "defeat device" into the Diesel engines, so that the vehicles would enter a type of safety mode, and the engines wouldn't run as normal. In turn, the vehicles would pass their emissions tests, and everyone would walk away content. They didn't plan on getting caught, though... and now that they have... It's not looking so good. The cars produce 40% more pollutants than what is allowed in the U.S. and this "defeat device" was implanted in about 11 million cars. Yeah. Why they even thought they could get away with this, I don't know. But, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) busted them, rightly so. As a response to getting caught, America boss Michael Horn said, and I quote, "We've totally screwed up". Wait, yeah, I'm sorry. Do you think? And the chief executive Michael Winterkorn bowed out gracefully, resigning, and saying they had "broken the trust of our costumers and the public" (BBC News). Overall I think they're handling themselves pretty well. The fact that Winterkorn left the company was probably pretty wise for not only his own health and sanity, but for the company as well. The whole scandal made Volkswagen's image change drastically, and they lost a lot of trust and support, and that also effected Winterkorn's image. Volkswagen is now being lead by Matthias Mueller, the previous boss of Porsche, who said, "My most urgent task is to win back trust for the Volkswagen Group-- by leaving no stone unturned" (BBC News). Nice. I wish him well. He has a lot of work to do, and it will likely take a long time for Volkswagen to gain back the public's trust. Just recently even, Volkswagen withdrew their application for their model year 2016 diesel vehicles. They will not be releasing a new line, and announced recalls will likely begin in January. Although they really made a mess for themselves, I have faith they'll clean it up and continue to treat the situation with poise and caution. They know people are, well, pissed, and they'll want to correct that, so I trust every move will be strategic and well thought out.
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