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“My most urgent task is to win back trust for the VW Group” said new CEO Mueller
Matthias Mueller has been named as Volkswagen (VW) chief executive in the wake of the scandal of rigged emissions tests in diesel cars. He succeeds Martin Winterkorn, who resigned on Wednesday. Mr. Mueller is a veteran hand of the company and was head of Posche's sports car division. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThis sad story points to an unavoidable fact: Corporations exist to make money--the more, the better. The temptation to cross the line of civil responsibility is too big, leading to deception, collusion and other indecent maneuvers to improve the bottom line more often than not.
Sep 26th, 2015 - 12:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0The only entity that should--and could--protect the public from cheaters is an entity that has a different mission, and that is the state--ideally one that is conducted by real representatives of the population.
Advocating for small government that would leave most decisions to the “free market” attempts nothing but to fool people into trusting the corporations' goodwill--such as VW.
Matthias Mueller, has a long road to walk. Indeed.
Sep 26th, 2015 - 02:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0Although Enrique has important points to make regarding the excesses of Capitalism, I would like to point out the excesses of Statism, and corruption, in Brazil and Venezuela.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a way forward?
I don't see that VW has any problem, other than failing to adequately hide what they were doing. Government emission standards passed the point of having any practical effect on pollution over twenty years ago -- what they have come to now is impractical and meaningless nonsense designed to keep the agencies that write and enforce regulations in operation.
Sep 26th, 2015 - 03:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#3 Bisley
Sep 26th, 2015 - 09:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hurry up! Go let the Environmental Protection Agency that they got it all wrong!
There is no more practical effects...it's just a plot to keep busy EPA employees. The world stopped progressing 20 years ago. We feel so relieved...VW is innocent! Thanks, Bisley!
Corporations exist to make money--the more, the better.
Sep 27th, 2015 - 04:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0So? Do you not understand capitalism?
Fool.
@ 4 Kiki MPH
Sep 27th, 2015 - 12:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You have just proven what I told you in the original post to be correct: you know nothing about diesel engines and the new technologies used to give the public far more fuel economy whilst improving the road performance beyond belief.
Or, as usual, you are applying the contra view to 'discredit' the west.
I think it's a bit of both.
Bisley is correct and I can tell you that it is not only cars but heavy trucks too!
“designed to keep the agencies that write and enforce regulations in operation.”
Sep 28th, 2015 - 01:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0Agreed.
Jobs for the boys. Utterly meaningless.
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