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by mabbo 2819 days ago
Yeah they were fined like $15B and had people arrested and criminally charged in multiple countries.

They had 'defeat devices' that detected test environments and changed how the car ran so that it would pass emissions testing.

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That's less than a month worth of revenue.

And only 2 or 3 people are in jail afaik.

Only a light slap on the wrist.

Or a year worth of profits. Hardly a slap on the wrist.
Did the CEO Martin Winterkorn? Looks like he got away though.