When it rains it pours for Volkswagen. According to a Reuters story, Volkswagen officials knew at least a year ago that some of the company’s officially-reported fuel-efficiency claims were overstated. From the article:
Volkswagen’s top executives knew a year ago that some of the company’s cars were markedly less fuel efficient than had been officially stated, Sunday paper Bild am Sonntag reported, without specifying its sources. … Months after becoming aware of excessive fuel consumption, former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn decided this spring to pull one model off the market where the discrepancy was particularly pronounced, the Polo TDI BlueMotion, the paper cited sources close to Winterkorn as saying.
Lovely. If this is true, this is another body blow to a company that is already on very shaky ground in terms of its trust level with consumers. This is one story we’ll have to keep an eye on to see where this goes.
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Das Uh Oh! VW Now Accused Of Cheating On Fuel Economy
When it rains it pours for Volkswagen. According to a Reuters story, Volkswagen officials knew at least a year ago that some of the company’s officially-reported fuel-efficiency claims were overstated. From the article:
Volkswagen’s top executives knew a year ago that some of the company’s cars were markedly less fuel efficient than had been officially stated, Sunday paper Bild am Sonntag reported, without specifying its sources. … Months after becoming aware of excessive fuel consumption, former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn decided this spring to pull one model off the market where the discrepancy was particularly pronounced, the Polo TDI BlueMotion, the paper cited sources close to Winterkorn as saying.
Lovely. If this is true, this is another body blow to a company that is already on very shaky ground in terms of its trust level with consumers. This is one story we’ll have to keep an eye on to see where this goes.
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