If YOU Were In Charge Of VW How Would You Lead Them Out Of This Disaster?

Volkswagen Group board members are meeting today to thrash out its next steps admidst its manipulation of emissions tests in the US.

Over 11 million Volkswagen Group cars sold worldwide are equipped with the 'defeat device' software that allowed the German car giant to cheat US vehicle emissions tests.

The VW Group has already halted the sale of some of their diesel cars in the US after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded both Audi and VW installed software in their cars to trick emissions testers - and is now facing growing pressure about recalls.

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GermanNut - 9/23/2015 11:01:39 AM

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Dr. Martin Winterkorn has resigned as CEO of Volkswagen. The company can now move on with new leadership.

TheSteve - 9/23/2015 11:18:28 AM

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- Get rid of the faulty CEO (done)
- Get rid of the management and executive chain that went along with this and didn't say anything
- Fix the issue in a way that does not adversely affect consumers
- Fix my internal processes so such a thing doesn't happen again
- Compensate affected consumers appropriately
- Go on a PR campaign to get the Good Word out

GermanNut - 9/23/2015 11:22:18 AM

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Either Porsche CEO Matthias Muller or Audi CEO Rupert Stadler should be named the new CEO. I believe Muller is the wiser choice and there are already reports surfacing that Muller will in fact be named the new Volkswagen CEO. Audi is currently undergoing a significant change in its design strategy and its sales are struggling in the hugely important Chinese market. Audi needs Rupert Stadler to remain as CEO to ensure the design strategy is executed well and that its sales in China regain momentum.

TomM - 9/23/2015 1:56:11 PM

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Forget getting people to resign - they still do not know the extent of the problem. And - at least in the case of the diesel customers - they actually CANNOT fix the emissions problem without causing a great reduction in fuel mileage.

THe first thing they need to do is get ALL of their cars certified by an independent authority - until they do that and the results are published - they have NO cars to sell that anyone would consider safe to buy. Now - if the "problem" extends only to the cars so far identified - they need to not only fix the emissions problems - but also reimburse the owners for lost fuel miileage as FORD did with its Hybrids. If the problem is substantially more widespread - they need to sell out to FCA.

The fact is - ALL manufacturers will probably be better off if they get certification from an independent tester as well.

atc98092 - 9/23/2015 2:49:05 PM

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We have no idea what it will take to fix the emissions problem. Yes, just disabling the switch makes them compliant, but what does that do to power, mileage, and durability? For cars with SCR, like my Passat and all 2015 models, it probably only means injecting AdBlue at a higher rate. There should be no impact to anything other than having to fill the urea tank more often. Since they were always bragging that it only had to be done at the normal 10,000 mile service interval, they probably won't make that any more.

For the non-SCR cars, it could very well impact mileage, performance, and who knows what else.

VW screwed up big time, and they better offer us customers something besides a ball cap and key chain if they want to have any chance at retaining their current US market, let alone get new customers.