Volkswagen Still Paying for Emissions Scandal

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A federal judge in Detroit Friday signed off on what could be one of the last big developments in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal, ordering the German maker to pay a $2.8 billion criminal penalty negotiated as part of a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department last January. The ruling …

Mitsubishi’s False Fuel Economy Crisis

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Dominoes continue to topple in the auto industry emissions mess When large crises break in one organization within an industry, it often follows that similar issues will be found within some number of their peers. Looking at recent events, the auto industry certainly seems to be following that pattern. First …

VW Scandal Accelerates Geek Squad’s Car Swap Plans

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Reputation by association is a real part of doing business today Volkswagen’s emissions scandal has resulted in widespread damage to the company, whether it’s displayed by lost sales, direct payouts or, in this case, former customers scattering in order to protect their own reputations. According to reports, Best Buy’s “Geek …

Is Volkswagen Engineering a Crisis Management Plan?

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Things are cranking over slowly, but the automaker is showing it’s ready to face the problem it created Volkswagon’s reputation (and stock price) took massive damage as a result of the revelation it had cheated U.S. emissions testing by programming its diesel-powered vehicles to perform differently when attached to diagnostic …