This PR is helpful in that it reminds me that there are actually people paid to take a simple set of information and mix in with a ton of PR bullshit so that you have to read it 4 times before you actually understand that yes, they screw up.
Here is the ass saving statement from the press release: "Senior company leadership was not involved in the review and first became aware of this issue in the aftermath of the Lion Air accident."
And got a the former CEO and other exects indicted in two countries and cost the conptany billions. The story is still ongoing. And might have contributed to the issue with the new Golf 8. Did I mention that some former managers are in jail already?
VW is a conglomerate comprising tens of manufacturers from Audi to Porsche. The perception of VW as a brand is of minor importance when it comes to global sales and revenues.
It is unlike Boeing, that only sells planes under the Boeing name. When airlines buy an Airbus instead, the money ain't going to Boeing.