7/6/2023 0 Comments Faster higher farther![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He describes VWs rise from the peoples car during the Nazi era to one of Germanys most prestigious and important global brands, touted for being green. He paints vivid portraits of Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piëch and chief executive Martin Winterkorn, arguing that their unremitting ambition drove employees, working feverishly in pursuit of impossible sales targets, to illegal methods. ![]() In Faster, Higher, Farther, Jack Ewing rips the lid off the scandal. As lawsuits and criminal investigations piled up, by August 2016 VW had settled with American regulators and car-owners for $15 billion, with additional fines and claims still looming. Consumers were outraged, investors panicked, the company embarrassed and facing bankruptcy. Overnight, the company long associated with quality, reliability and trust became a universal symbol of greed and deception. When news of Volkswagens clean diesel fraud first broke in September 2015, it sent shockwaves around the world. Consumers were outraged, investors panicke A shocking exposé of Volkswagens fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal. A shocking exposé of Volkswagens fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal. ![]()
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