I was curious, so I read Wikipedia. "A peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Research Letters estimated that approximately 59 premature deaths will be

I was curious, so I read Wikipedia. "A peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Research Letters estimated that approximately 59 premature deaths will be caused by the excess pollution produced between 2008 and 2015 by vehicles equipped with the defeat device in the United States" Not quite "thousands". Obviously still an egregious act from the company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal#Deaths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal#D...