Volkswagen CEO Issues Apology Over Emission-Cheating Software

cartechboy writes: Last Friday we learned that Volkswagen got caught cheating on emissions testing via software programming. The punishment? It could get slapped with up to $18 billion in fines. While the company has yet to admit to any wrong doing, the CEO has now issued a formal apology and said the automaker will cooperate fully with any and all investigations. It's issued a stop-sale on all new and used TDI vehicles until further notice. VW's currently in talks with the EPA and the California Air Resources Board in regards to these allegations. It's also ordered an external investigation of its own into the matter. Whether criminal charges will be filed is yet to be seen.

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Re:What? "We're sorry we got caught"?

[ScentCone]

simply followed the lead of the political right in the US in ignoring the requirements

The part of the government that follows/executes the laws is the executive branch, which is run by Democrats. They are the ones unilaterally ignoring and changing plain-language statutes with the wave of a pen for partisan political reasons. Hell, they're doing that to their own pet law (Obamacare) because they've realized what a train wreck it is, as it relates to the upcoming election.