Fed Says Volkswagen Corporate Is Still Not Handling Emission Scandal Properly

Volkswagen Group's independent monitor, the former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, has criticized the automaker's internal response to its emissions scandal, a report said.

In his first report to the U.S. Department of Justice, Thompson says he is unhappy about the near-absence of personnel measures in Germany after the scandal, according to Bild am Sonntag newspaper. Thompson also laments the lack of a "true cultural change" at VW, the paper said.

Thompson believes he has not seen enough earnestness in VW’s response to the scandal, according to Bild am Sonntag.

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TheSteve - 4/23/2018 2:51:44 PM

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Ya think? Is anyone surprised? We must remember that VW is huge in Germany, and the relationship between VW and the government is "incestuous," to put it politely. VW has little pressure domestically to change their ways.

Oh, remember when news of Dieselgate broke in September 2015, and then-CEO Martin Winterkorn said "this is not who we are." Many of us went, "Yeah, it *IS* who you are, and you got caught with your pants down."

In the two and a half years that have passed, VW continues to show the world, "this is exactly who we are." Dieselgate. Monkeygate. Falsifying import records to Mexico, Spain and other countries. Lying on fuel economy numbers. Tax fraud in countries with annual vehicle taxes based on (falsified) CO2 emissions. Scapegoating employees. Rule by tyranny and fear. The list goes on and on.

bw5011 - 4/23/2018 4:27:18 PM

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Outside of Dieselgate, do you have any type of proof of any of your other claims? MDarringer posts do not count as proof.

TheSteve - 4/24/2018 2:26:17 PM

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@bw5011: Have you not been reading AutoSpies and their related links over the years? Believe what you want. If you already have your truth, nothing I can provide you will sway you. The stuff I cite can easily be found via Google.

PUGPROUD - 4/23/2018 5:25:28 PM

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The German mentality for precision, quality and discipline is to be admired. The German autocratic culture however is not. Questioning one's superiors is not acceptable and not tolerated. When orders are given the expectation is to execute them and not question them. This has lead to issues in the past and continues to do so.

Vette71 - 4/23/2018 6:29:31 PM

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There is also an attitude issue about the German ways being superior. "Americans shouldn't be drinking water/coffee/soda while driving" ergo no cup holders. I've seen some Germans state that regulations/practices in other countries don't make sense to them ergo those regs./practices should should change, not the Germans.

MDarringer - 4/23/2018 8:36:57 PM

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VW is exceedingly arrogant in business. This is not a shocker.