What do you think of this Volkswagen scandal?

[Jeff Kershner]

I'm sure by now most of you have heard about the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/09/22/volkswagen-emissions-scandal/72605874/

How will this affect Volkswagen here in the United States?

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[Chris Cachor]

They already set aside $8 billion and their stock tanked 40% in 2 days :/ If the EPA forces a buyback I think consumers will be wary. If they issue fines and VW fixes the problem I don't think it's a big deal. It is crazy what automakers have to do to meet the CAFE standards. I read they even haul in Chevron gasoline and run tests in abnormally high temperatures to help the numbers.

 

[JessicaRuth]

Does anyone think this is causing consumer trust problems? Just seems like it's one manufacturer problem after another...

 

[craigh]

This one is bad because it was intentional - it's not like this was some sort of oversight, consumers now know that Volkswagen intentionally wrote a workaround in this situation. I think this is what separates it from the other manufacturer errors that could be classified as mistakes, oversights, etc. For that reason, I think this one will cause a significant consumer trust issue with VW.

 

[joe.pistell]

Awesome twitter reply to article on "Companies with permits to test driverless cars"







*http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dr...-policies-2015-09-24?mod=MW_story_latest_news