I immediately understood that this is the case once I heard that VW is manufacturing the cars, but intend to deliver them only half a year later. And now my sus

I immediately understood that this is the case once I heard that VW is manufacturing the cars, but intend to deliver them only half a year later. And now my suspicion is confirmed. I bet they are trying to not just simply get the software running, but get all the Automotive SPICE procedures right, which is probably the real culprit here.