In September 2015, Volkswagen had to recall 482,000 cars in the US. Why? The US government discovered that these cars contained software that cheat emissions tests and release more pollution than allowed, 40 times more. And it gets worse (or funnier, depending on how you look at it). VW admitted four days later that it was not just 482,000 cars, but 11 million cars worldwide that contained these emission cheating devices. US Chief Michael Horn says the company “totally screwed up,” while Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn says he is “deeply sorry” and insisted he did nothing wrong. Sounds like a couple of cheaters, right? Unsurprisingly, countries started to act like resentful victims of cheating: Switzerland banned the sales of VW diesel cars, France and Italy launched investigations, and even Australia halted their sales. Moral of the story? Don’t cheat, and don’t pull a Volkswagen.
By: Kaytlyn Lozano
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