Five years ago, the automobile world was shaken by one of the biggest scandals that started in the US and slowly spread to different corners of the world. This phenomenon got to be known as the “diesel dupe”, “diesel gate” or simply Volkswagen’s emissions scandal. What were the repercussions of these calumnious actions and how have they affected Volkswagen’s image, its sale performance and costumer trust after admitting that nearly 11 million cars worldwide were equipped with the so-called “defeat device”?
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To Cite this Article: Nicoleta-Elena, P., & Fang, M. (2020). Basic Public Welfare Research Project of Zhejiang Province A Review of the Emissions Scandals and their Impact on Volkswagen. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(12), 91–100.
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