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More trouble at VW
Volkswagen has admitted that more models gamed the emissions test, nearly doubling the number of cars affected. This now includes some Audi and Porsche models and other VW brands. From http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-volkswagen-problems-expand-20151105-story.html [latimes.com]
The latest developments followed Volkswagen's admission Tuesday that it had understated the carbon dioxide emissions for 800,000 cars, widening the scope of the scandal.
Bob Lutz comments on a very toxic management culture at VW and offers his explanation for where things went sideways, http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a27197/bob-lutz-vw-diesel-fiasco/ [roadandtrack.com]
One Man Established the Culture That Led to VW's Emissions Scandal--
A Diesel Dictatorship...
And, a quote from a conversation with the dictator (former VW boss Ferdinand Piëch) about tight (high quality) body panel fits on a VW, Lutz remembers:
...
"Yeah. I wish we could get close to that at Chrysler."
"I'll give you the recipe. I called all the body engineers, stamping people, manufacturing, and executives into my conference room. And I said, 'I am tired of all these lousy body fits. You have six weeks to achieve world-class body fits. I have all your names. If we do not have good body fits in six weeks, I will replace all of you. Thank you for your time today.' "
I give the editors three possible tag lines --
Lutz was nearly burned in effigy last week for his comments about the future of Tesla, garnering nearly a hundred negative comments. Soylentils might be more inclined to agree with this editorial?
Now that luxury brands are involved (Audi, Porsche) the class action lawsuits might include lawyers as the owners. And we all know how entitled they feel...
This must really be serious now, none of the articles I saw used "xyz-gate" -- instead calling it a scandal or similar.
