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It seems like the majority of people saying these are scapegoats didn't read the article that closely. It clearly says these two engineers were top aides to the
by ecdavis 11y ago
It seems like the majority of people saying these are scapegoats didn't read the article that closely. It clearly says these two engineers were top aides to the former CEO.
Regulator's aren't stupid enough to be fooled by a couple of junior engineers being offered up as a sacrifice. They'll definitely go after the highest-level people they can get.
- jandrese 11y agoA top aide to the CEO sounds like exactly the kind of person who would be the fall guy in a scandal like this. Important enough for the regulators to be happy, but not someone who has actual power in the company.
- ecdavis 11y ago> not someone who has actual power in the company. Two men are named in the article. One is on the Audi board of management. The other is on the Porsche board of management. I understand where the cynicism comes from, I really do, but it's exhausting to wade through all the uninformed naysaying in this discussion. The above information took me less than a minute to find.
- robbiep 11y agoThe ceo has already fallen on his sword at volkswagon
- petra 11y agoNot really. In a case like this people will likely go to jail, so resigning isn't a big deal.
- yAnonymous 11y ago* resigning with a 30 million payout
- jandrese 11y agoI thought he just deployed his golden parachute before the shit hit the fan?
- URSpider94 11y agoDid you read the article? These two were "put in charge of R&D at Volkswagen." They were literally running the R&D department!
- TickleMeHellNo 11y ago>Regulator's aren't stupid enough to be fooled by a couple of junior engineers being offered up as a sacrifice. They'll definitely go after the highest-level people they can get. Maybe in a just world. I don't hold out too much hope.
- runholm 11y agoWell, this time the German government is pissed. There are powerful people at both ends this time.
- mironathetin 11y agoI think everybody is pissed. Just look at the message: They could not solve a technical problem, so they cheated. Every German engineer must be pissed. And everybody who has to explain, that this is not German industry standard. (at least I hope it is not)
- mironathetin 11y agoThese two are not junior engineers. And I doubt that only two people knew about it. If Volkswagen developed diesel engines for the US market and problems arise to meet the requirements these problems have certainly not been solved in a dark back room, over a beer by two engineers. This must have been a topic on a high level. And also the solution must have been discussed.