Comment Comment by aresant "Also, didn't VW do this in Europe, too? Are we to believe this guy in the U.S. is responsible for the emissions cheating in Europe, too?"Yes, this is the guy responsible for Europe too. Check out the justice.gov story I linked in parent for richer summary:- He was an employee in Germany from 1983 - 2008- He led the effort when he realized they couldn't engineer an engine to meet US standards in 2006- He moved to the USA in 2008 and furthered the fraud as "Leader of Diesel Competence" parent aresant 10 years ago
Yes, this is the guy responsible for Europe too. Check out the justice.gov story I linked in parent for richer summary:
- He was an employee in Germany from 1983 - 2008
- He led the effort when he realized they couldn't engineer an engine to meet US standards in 2006
- He moved to the USA in 2008 and furthered the fraud as "Leader of Diesel Competence"