Former VW boss charged over diesel emissions scandal

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Former VW boss charged over diesel emissions scandal

15 April 2019

The former chief executive of the carmaker Volkswagen has been charged in Germany over his involvement in the company's diesel emissions scandal.

The public prosecutor in Braunschweig charged Martin Winterkorn and four other managers with fraud.

VW said it would not comment on the indictments.

Mr Winterkorn is already facing criminal charges in the US, but is unlikely to face trial, as Germany does not extradite its citizens.

The 71-year-old resigned soon after the scandal erupted in September 2015.

In a statement, prosecutors accused Mr Winterkorn of a "particularly serious" fraud, as well as a breach of competition laws.

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The 71-year-old resigned soon after the scandal erupted in September 2015 (EPA)

[FiveGoodMen]

1. I own one of those cars

I had the fix applied and have to trust that the emissions are really down to where they need to be since I can't do my own measurements.

Thing is, I like the car.

And I still like it (and get good performance and mileage) post-fix.

That suggests that VW could have simply sold the car the right way in the first place.

Would have saved an awful lot of money and trouble.

[mitch96]

2. "VW could have simply sold the car the right way in the first place. "

In a word, greed. With the emissions curtailed the milage went up.
They could then advertise that their diesels were "clean" and got good milage.
Fuck'em.. I will never buy a VW product no matter HOW good it is.. They think it's ok to pollute and ruin our lungs for profit. They could not build a clean diesel that got good milage so they did what any red blooded republican would do.. cheat..
Ok rant mode off... sorry, this just gets me pissed...
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