Volkswagen Emission Tests Scandal

Started by endfire79, September 21, 2015, 05:06:57 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Print
Go Down Pages1 2 3
User actions

endfire79

September 21, 2015, 05:06:57 PM
Das Scandal...

http://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-shares-tumble-as-emissions-test-scandal-spreads-to-europe-1442844206

BERLIN— Volkswagen AG's crisis over alleged manipulation of U.S. emissions tests threatened to engulf its global business as European regulators put the German auto maker in their cross hairs and the U.S. launched a criminal probe into the matter.

Shares plunged as much as 20% on Monday in the wake of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's disclosure last week that the company could face fines of as much as $18 billion for allegedly manipulating exhaust-emissions tests. Volkswagen acknowledged that it installed software in some diesel-powered cars to make it appear that the cars met tough U.S. anti-smog rules, the EPA said.

Volkswagen hasn't contested the EPA's statement. The company issued a sweeping apology for breaching consumer trust over the weekend, but hasn't publicly admitted to manipulating test results.
"I will return before you can say 'antidisestablishmentarianism'."

"A man may fight for many things. His country, his principles, his friends. The glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of French porn."

LongBlade

#1
September 21, 2015, 05:31:21 PM
Crazy. Why would they do that?
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Staggerwing

#2
September 21, 2015, 06:22:16 PM
To sell more sporty diesels-  A Jedi in the Emissions Lane and a Sith in the Passing Lane.
Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

Grimnirsson

#3
September 23, 2015, 12:30:06 PM
Whoever is responsible for this has done tremendous harm not only to VW but to the German automobile industry in general. A bad day for the brand Made in Germany.  :-\

We are driving Mercedes and Smart though  ;)
Homefront Wargame Center - supporting our hobby!

www.homefrontcenter.de

GDS_Starfury

#4
September 23, 2015, 12:57:22 PM
if you have the money Id be buying VW stock pretty soon.  its not like the company wont bounce back and its stock is at a bargain right now. 
Jarhead - Yeah. You're probably right.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.

Barthheart

#5
September 23, 2015, 01:11:20 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on September 23, 2015, 12:57:22 PM
if you have the money Id be buying VW stock pretty soon.  its not like the company wont bounce back and its stock is at a bargain right now.

This....

Grimnirsson

#6
September 23, 2015, 01:35:45 PM
QuoteDas Scandal...

Btw it's "der"  O:-)
Homefront Wargame Center - supporting our hobby!

www.homefrontcenter.de

Boggit

#7
September 24, 2015, 08:39:34 AM
I noticed how the CEO was saying how sorry he was. I make the educated guess that he was sorry about being caught, and not because VW was cheating the system. Given how endemic it was, and was a conscious management decision, I find it hard to believe the CEO had no idea of what was happening. I don't suppose he will be making any contribution from his fat cat package towards offsetting the company's losses while he was in charge.
The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own. Aldous Huxley

Foul Temptress! (Mirth replying to Gus) ;)

On a good day, our legislature has the prestige of a drunk urinating on a wall at 4am and getting most of it on his shoe. On a good day  ::) Steelgrave

It's kind of silly to investigate whether or not a Clinton is lying. That's sort of like investigating why the sky is blue. Banzai_Cat

BanzaiCat

#8
September 24, 2015, 08:47:09 AM
I'll never buy a Volkswagen - too many horror stories from people I've known, that have dealt with them.

Though if VW creates a new Kubelwagen, I'd be all over that!

Gusington

#9
September 24, 2015, 09:06:24 AM
I owned two and have been made fun of by LB. Two Passat 4WD station wagons, a 2000 and a 2004. Both were great until their catalytic converters died and were too expensive to be worth it to replace. So we went to the land of Volvo and Subaru and never turned back. Neither were diesels. The dealership we bought both from went from being great to being a Mos Eisley den of iniquity, however.
✡

слава Україна!

We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

-JudgeDredd

mirth

#10
September 24, 2015, 09:08:51 AM
Quote from: Gusington on September 24, 2015, 09:06:24 AM
The dealership we bought both from went from being great to being a Mos Eisley den of iniquity, however.

So, where is this place?
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

LongBlade

#11
September 24, 2015, 09:12:40 AM
Quote from: Gusington on September 24, 2015, 09:06:24 AM
I owned two and have been made fun of by LB.

Who me?

Must have been a different LB on another site.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Barthheart

#12
September 24, 2015, 09:52:42 AM
Quote from: Gusington on September 24, 2015, 09:06:24 AM
.... a Mos Eisley den of iniquity...

This exactly describes our Hyundai dealership.... well more like den of scum and villainy... 

LongBlade

#13
September 24, 2015, 10:28:10 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on September 24, 2015, 09:52:42 AM
Quote from: Gusington on September 24, 2015, 09:06:24 AM
.... a Mos Eisley den of iniquity...

This exactly describes our Hyundai dealership.... well more like den of scum and villainy...

I worked at such a dealership for three days. It was surreal.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Labbug

#14
September 24, 2015, 10:42:59 AM
I have a VW diesel Golf Sports Wagon.  It does use the urea additive which the previous VW diesels did not do.  The additive goes into a separate tank and is suppose to last 6000 or more miles.  I do like the car a lot, but I have only had it for about 5 months and have not had to deal with the dealership much yet.
Print
Go Up Pages1 2 3
User actions