What VW did wrong was to prove that they were smarter than the Federal Bureaucrats regulating them by several orders of magnitude.
And for THAT, they shall pay. And pay. And pay. AND PAY!!!
Spike in sales of cut-price Jettas and Passats coming to a dealer near you...
VW- still ahead of Toyota for year-end global sales figures.
Consumers benefit, and how many people in the market for a new car (especially for the highest rated for reliability 6 cylinder Passat) are really really mad at VW for disregarding federal gubbermint emission guidelines? If VW has any brains, wear the violation as a badge of honor.