The Volkswagen Scandal, the “Emissiongate” Incident

Analyze The Volkswagen scandal, the “Emissiongate” incident.

Write an essay answering the following questions:

• Why do you think the engineers who tampered with the emissions systems made the choices they did?
• What does the “Emissiongate” incident tell you about the corporate culture at Volkswagen?
• What do this and other recall issues suggest about ethics in the automobile industry?