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PoliticAverse

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13. Well they made about $14 billion profit worldwide last year and more than half their sales
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 01:30 PM
Sep 2015

are apparently diesel cars.

http://fortune.com/global500/volkswagen-8/

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Is now the right time to buy shares? hit bottom yet? snooper2 Sep 2015 #1
Who knows how much this will end up costing them in fines and class action settlements. PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #3
I wouldn't touch any of the autos right now Angel Martin Sep 2015 #16
No.. okojo Sep 2015 #20
Dieselgate mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #2
How did VW ever imagine their scheme wouldn't be found out? procon Sep 2015 #4
Apparently about 11 million cars are involved with possibly 10 million sold in Europe. PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #7
Is that large enough to precipitate a potential VW bankruptcy? procon Sep 2015 #9
Well they made about $14 billion profit worldwide last year and more than half their sales PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #13
Yes it's hard to believe that VW would pull something like this. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #12
This is only about their diesel engines. eggplant Sep 2015 #14
That limits the damage for sure. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #17
Even Condaleeza Rice could have seen this one coming. (n/t) thesquanderer Sep 2015 #5
+1000 NCjack Sep 2015 #10
"I accept responsibility but I'm not aware of doing anything wrong." rocktivity Sep 2015 #6
right Locrian Sep 2015 #8
How many millions in that parachute? Ruby the Liberal Sep 2015 #11
Different story if he was GM's CEO instead of VW's. Psephos Sep 2015 #15
+1 ... the trick is obviously to kill people rather than just cheat them ... (n/t) Nihil Sep 2015 #18
GM CEO fired a division head instead in 2013 Paulie Sep 2015 #19
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