Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pleads guilty, fined $300 million in emissions fraud investigation
NBCJUL 2022
While it's nice that the Volkswagen executives responsible for Dieselgate have faced justice, it can't be forgotten that their crimes severely damaged the climate and public health. Despite the discovery of Volkswagen's fraudulent emissions tests, millions of those toxic vehicles remained on the road putting thousands of lives at risk of pollution-related death.
It's quite ironic that this trial begins just as Volkswagen announces the possibility of factory closures. The green energy theology behind this trial is the same one that's led to China outcompeting European automanufactures. It's also the same one whose policies forced European companies to backtrack on their impossible electric vehicle promises.