Faked Emissions May Send Volkswagen CEO to Prison

1. all car companies did the same thing. VW got caught

2. Bill Black is one of my favorite truth hunters/ tellers. I would also content that modern Germany started down the road of corruption by exerting strong influence in the creation process of the EURO. The EURO, as is, greatly benefited stronger currencies like the Deutsche Mark by providing a comparative advantage for exports. That may have pushed German industry to cut corners in order to beat Asian & American exporters, all the while crushing weaker European manufacturing. It's a tangled web that, I think, only heightens global anxiety & tensions.

3. Excellent interview! Thanks, Mark!

4. I always love it when you guys have Bill Black on as a guest. He's just awesome.

5. The Boys from Brazil. (are CEOs now)

6. The US only wants to extradite him because GM is looking for a new CEO….

7. Up until mid 2013 I worked at a VW dealership as a technician in the US, so just before this "scandal" happened. In my time at the dealership I saw some PDI (pre delivery inspection) vehicles (gasoline) from other manufacturers set off pollution detectors and never once we saw this happen with a VW TDI. Right around that time (2013) Chevy was coming out with their Cruze diesel model and this happened shortly after? Coincidence? I think not. What better way to eliminate the competition…
   Back in 2015 Panorama did an independent report on this VW scandal and they independently tested one of the affected vehicles (Passat 2.0 TDI) and during the normal testing procedure the vehicle passed the emissions test, but during the modified test it failed the test by less than 2.5x the allowed limit, not over 40x like it was being reported initially. At the same time they also tested an Opel (GM) Zafira with a 1.6 diesel and it failed the normal test, then during the modified test procedure it failed so badly that the technician performing the test said it was outside the equipment measurement range.
   About a year later (2016) the German ADAC tested all the manufacturers and VW came in 3rd place if I'm not mistaken as some of the cleanest.

8. IS IT ME OR DUDE LOOK LIKE TIM ALLEN FROM THE SANTA CLAUSE….LOL

9. There are probably at least 200 to 300 CEOs in the world that should be in jail. Most of them reside in the USA.

10. The worst part is that VW after this scandal said they lay down close to 10.000 worker here in Germany because they have to save money. I realy hope this assholes go to jail.

11. I’m shocked, shocked that a car manufacturer would cheat on its mileage, pollution numbers!

12. The core problem is predatory capitalism elevates psychotics to leadership positions.

13. ..the "death of German ethics….?"- gee, what a loss…

14. Heheheeeee!!! No one with $1B is going to jail. Ever.

15. wow… speechless…
    That are corporations… psychopathic entities…

16. They could easily be converted to run on biofuels.

17. CEOs going to jail? Maybe In Germany. But really only ten years for making millions off the destruction of the climate? I’ve seen people around go to jail for longer for weed

18. Capitalism kills.

19. would you rather have a gasoline engine that busts into flame if in a accident or a diesel fuel engine that is safe and does not catch fire easily? i would rather have diesel. if pollution is the problem, then stop running container cargo ships from china to the usa. one ship running diesel fuel from china to the united states pollutes the environment with NO equal to all the cars in the world on a single day. check it out and multiply that by 5000 ships.

20. if the u.s had a proper mot test then THE PROBE UP THE TAIL PIPE would have revealed all

21. This guy is going to jail, what's happening to boeing after killing 300 people? Fuck all

22. Mark this is all Fake News If you care to discuss this with the the most advanced smog mind in the world. EPA world record holder Thunder

23. Great guest – entertaining and knowledgeable.
    I know you wanted him to stay on topic about VW, but PLEASE bring him on again and let him talk about whatever he wants.
    His enthusiasm is catching and we need to better understand the scope and impact of corporate corruption.

24. I hope he does go to jail. Good luck with that the rich and powerful never go to jail for their crimes.

25. Not only chemicals in sky as a result of nanotechnologies, gmo and gliphosates in agriculture and unhealthy vaccines that kill people children, microplastics in sea, antibiotics and hormons in meat,….I agree that Germans are no better than others, they are corrupted as others.

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