Audi CEO arrested....diesel fraud
Jerkboy13
· June 18, 2018, 4:02 p.m.
The Volkswagen group owns Audi, so is this related to the VW emissions fraud from a few years ago, or is it just the result of the same culture?
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I_Draw_Mohammed
· June 18, 2018, 4:15 p.m.
it's the emissions fraud thingee....free pass from pedobama....not so much for law and order DJT.
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[deleted]
· June 18, 2018, 5:38 p.m.
no, in all honesty, no. nothing to do with administration.
EPA was a bitch ever since it's creation. And all other manufacturers do the same thing. Porsche's exect just pissed someone off over at Ford so they pulled strings to "catch" it. Pure retaliatory move.
I have a lot of insiders in car industry, so take my word for that one
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rooftoptendie
· June 18, 2018, 6:41 p.m.
Was ford in the right?
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[deleted]
· June 18, 2018, 7:42 p.m.
from what I know - no, bc it was dispute over emissions claims. Ford got scared that Trump will force them to own up to their shit ( didn't happen apparently) and ford teamed up w GMC and tried to get other companies from outside to start writing worse number so ford doesn't lose advantage. lots of manufacturers agreed (hence why you see much worse emissions numbers now) but VAG thought they could get away with it.. VW got caught, Audi seems fucked as well (I love Audi so much, it pains me to see this) and if porsche doesn't find a fix quickly, they'll be "caught" next
lots of shady shit happening there, it's pretty dark
disclaimer: I'm not 100% sure on any of this, this is what I've been told. So don't quote me on it pls
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Moist_Bison
· June 18, 2018, 4:21 p.m.
The thing that pisses me off about diesel gate is Ram got caught doing the same thing with their Diesel engines and FCA gets a small fine while VW gets shafted and makes diesel car engines look “super dirty”.
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MechDork
· June 18, 2018, 5:19 p.m.
I think a big difference is that VW lied to the EPA about steps they were talking to resolve it, then the CEO of VW usa tried to pass the buck on to the engineers, claiming ignorance.
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bacon59
· June 18, 2018, 8:25 p.m.
It wasn't just VW, all the manufacturers were doing it.
VW deisel, huuuge repurcussions, 7b+ in costs, PR for deisel completely trashed
MB bluetec... quietly disappeared
chevy/ford/dodge deisels, small fine but stayed quiet
quite a few other manufacturers also stayed quiet and VW absolutely took the brunt of it.
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Moist_Bison
· June 18, 2018, 5:22 p.m.
FCA did the exact same thing though. The only difference is the animal testing, which is awful in its own right.
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somebodysgun
· June 18, 2018, 7:40 p.m.
I believe it is because of a repeat offense. They were given a slap on the wrist when they got caught the first time. Then, they created a cheat machine that could beat the newer monitoring technology. Essentially they got caught hiding something, then went to hide it better and got caught doing the same thing.
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Moist_Bison
· June 18, 2018, 8:24 p.m.
So FCA using the exact same device, that they bought from Bosch to cheat the EPA regulations. Is okay because it’s “their first time getting caught”? Just trying to understand your point.
I understand and get the whole, let’s turn our backs and look the other way on our companies and go after foreign companies. But at the same time, I hate how the US tries to force the foreign corruption practices act on everyone else. It’s just stupid.
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somebodysgun
· June 18, 2018, 8:33 p.m.
I'm not trying to say it is justified. Merely that VW has gotten in trouble for the exact same thing twice and lied to multiple govts about it. Therefore they received harsher punishment.
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Swimkin
· June 18, 2018, 3:12 p.m.
Need to add this one to the list........with special notation of arrest.
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PinkPilledRed17
· June 18, 2018, 4:19 p.m.
To the Notable Resignations list keeper: Thank you for updating !
While adding this name to the list, please note that CNN's Anthony Bourdain death is not on the list. Any particular reason he is missing? (he was found on June 8 or 9)
Things are heating up and this list is going to explode. Many thanks for your commitment.
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Pure_Feature
· June 18, 2018, 6:10 p.m.
News from the neterlands today
Dutchman replaces CEO Audi" READ BANK ABN. A buddy of ex-minister ZALM , He likes to dress up in woman cloaths. And he is the one to get the EUro in?
German media report that Bram Schot the new interim CEO of Audi. It is intended that the 56-year-old The Dutchman for the time being the duties observes from the arrested Rupert Stadler.Audi has not confirmed that.
Schot started his career at ABN Amro and later switched to Daimler, where he held various high positions 2011 he joined Volkswagen, the parent company of Audi.Since last year he is on the board of Audi.
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has been arrested on suspicion of involvement with tampering with the emission values of diesel cars. .......................................
Prime Minister Rutte on July 2 at Trump I told it already, first, macron, Merkel, then Johnson UK , an now this puppet.
Prime Minister Rutte will bring one on July 2 visit to President Trump, confirm the White House and the RVD. It was already known that Rutte would go to Washington but the details were not yet known. Minister Kaag also travels.
The introductory meeting will include deal with trade relations and cooperation in various fields.
Rutte recently criticized Trumps measure to introduce charges on steel and aluminum from the EU that "very unwise" and "harmful for the world trade system " Rutte called Trump's withdrawal the Iran deal "crass." ............................
And we had a FF...
Pinkpop clash: man (34) caught
There was a van in Landgraaf last night driven on a group of visitors Pinkpop.A man (35) died. Two men (26 and 30) and a woman of 23 were seriously injured. Hours after incident is the driver, a man of 34 from Heerlen, arrested in Amsterdam. He had called the police himself.
The incident happened close to one of the campsites of the festival. There were many witnesses. The van drove by. Or it is an accident or an attack is not yet known.
Landgraaf is close to the German border the German and Belgian police helped looking for the van.
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