[Xixi]

Germany is not part of the TPP, but assuming it were:

- probably not as a blanket precondition to allow them to sell cars,

- probably yes during the course of a trial if their cars were measured to have too strong emissions.

Not a lawyer either.

[usrusr]

But think of all those millions of cars VW would sure love to sell in the USA via their soon to be founded Australian subsidiary...

Extrapolating this some more, might we even see a pattern emerging where some kind of clever legal offshoring could allow domestic companies to get a stronger position vs their own governments?

[HappyTypist]

Yes. And this is actually one of the benefits of nation states signing the TPP!