CHAPTER 5

The Volkswagen Crisis: A Lesson in Trust

Japan Today, September 2015

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The Volkswagen crisis, triggered by misleading emission measurements, has reinforced the idea that truthfulness and simplicity are pillars of ­international marketing and integral to a business’ public face. The ­(formerly) largest car manufacturer in terms of sales has been accused of fitting ­defeat devices into its diesel cars in the United States that can discern when the vehicle is undergoing emissions testing and turn on full emissions control for that duration. Once the testing is over, however, the emission controls are switched off and allow the cars to emit ...

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