The IT Nerd

On Friday Volkswagen admitted in a US court that they’d committed fraud in their diesel emissions tests, also pleading guilty to falsifying statements and obstruction of justice. Here’s the details from CNET:

It marks the first time VW admitted guilt in any court in the world, according to a VW spokesman speaking to Reuters. The judge overseeing the case in the U.S. District Court in Detroit accepted the plea and will issue a sentence at a hearing on April 21. “The agreements that we have reached with the US government reflect our determination to address misconduct that went against all of the values Volkswagen holds so dear,” Volkswagen said in an emailed statement… The road to Dieselgate’s conclusion still has plenty of pavement, though. The company is still under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Internal Revenue Service. And that’s in the US alone.

What’s interesting about this is the fact that VW as a company might have admitted guilt. However the management, from the top down to the bottom have not. For example, the CEO tried to blame it on “a couple of rogue programmers.” That really sounds like a version of the Sergeant Schultz defense to me. The thing is, there’s zero chance that this got the green light without some exec in Germany being involved. Thus I hope that those investigating this continue to dig to get to those who were truly responsible for this fiasco so that they can be brought to justice.

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