Ulysses Carrillo
Survey of Advertising | ADV110
10-15-2015
WK: 2 EOC
WK: 2 EOC
-Here’s why Europe should be very worried about the Volkswagen
scandal
Volkswagen is Germany’s biggest private employer and Europe’s
biggest carmaker, with about 300,000 workers across the country and 600,000
worldwide. There is no question that the crisis engulfing the automaker is
rocking Germany. The only question is how much economic damage will there be,
and when? It will be “a heavy blow for the German economy as a whole,” said
Martin Schulz, a member of the country’s Social Democrats and head of the
European parliament, though he said he believes VW is a strong company and will
survive the crisis. Damage to the Germany economy would quickly impact a
European Union that is heavily reliant on German leadership.
-Dozens of Managers Were Involved in VW’s Diesel Scandal
AT LEAST 30 Volkswagen managers played a role in using software
to cheat on emissions testing on more than 10 million diesel cars, Der Spiegel
reports.The German magazine is citing reports by Volkswagen, as well as by law
firm Jones Day, and says the managers will likely be suspended. A VW
spokesperson says, “This number is without foundation. Due to the ongoing
investigation we will not reveal the number, nor the names of possible persons
concerned.”
-Volkswagen Plans to Overhaul Diesel Technology in Scandal's
Wake
Volkswagen plans a complete makeover of its diesel technology in
the wake its emissions cheating scandal. The new versions of its high-mileage
engines should go into production "as soon as possible," according to
VW brand chief Herbert Diess. The maker's current 2.0-liter diesel was
surreptitiously programmed to produce low levels of smog-causing nitrogen
oxides (NOx) during emissions tests, but in a trade-off apparently meant to
improve performance and mileage, those TDI engines were allowed to produce
significantly higher levels of pollutants in real-world use. VW has confirmed
it used the so-called "defeat device" technology in 11 million
vehicles sold worldwide over the past seven years, including 482,000 in the
U.S.
-Volkswagen scandal...in two minutes
1) Volkswagen has
announced a recall of 8.5 million vehicles in Europe to remove software that
allowed their engines to produce far fewer toxic emissions in official tests
than on the roads. U.S. regulators have already ordered the company to recall
nearly 500,000 vehicles. As many as 11 million vehicles worldwide may need a
refit, including 2.4 million in Germany, roughly 1.2 million in the U.K. and
nearly one million in France.
2) The recall in Europe
will begin in January 2016, but it's unclear how long it will take to complete
because the remedy for smaller engines won't be ready until September.
-Volkswagen Scandal Puts Spotlight on
Europe’s Dirty Air
Air pollution in Europe has declined over
the past decade because of stricter environmental rules. But Paris and dozens
of other cities still contend with pollution—especially from nitrogen oxides,
or NOx—that far exceeds legal limits. “There’s a policy failure with on-road
diesel legislation,” said Jens Borken-Kleefeld, a senior researcher at the
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.
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