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Reporter's Theory: The VW Scandal was Due to Their Corporate Culture
i love the smell of diesel fumes, especially the older diesel engines.....
The difference here is VW's misdeed was planned a priori. GM and Toyota's was cover-up post hoc, but with no ill intent a priori.
For some insight into the mentioned Toyota and GM "scandals", this is an excellent read.
Toyota wasn't found at fault if I remember correctly.
p.s. i added comment to:http://www.core77.com/posts/40807/Combining-Bed-Risers-with-Power-Strips%E2%80%94Badly
Personally, I have no issue with the emissions scandal, as i think the emissions regulations are a joke anyways. They keep raising the bar, as a means to stay relevant. The irony being that there are tons of older cars on the road that have worse emissions, and nothing is said of them.
That being said, i think the reason that so many seem to have more of an issue with this than the GM or Toyota scandals, is that VW did this on purpose, and it affected ALL models. Sure GM and Toyota did things knowingly, but their goal was not to kill people, and from public view, it did not have the same killing effect on every model. And the fact that the diesels are marketed to a more 'environmentally conscious' crowd, is why i think they are getting more hype. All 3 had the ultimate goal of selling more cars.
I have also scratched my head, wondering what the big deal was, especially in comparison to past manufacturers.