Unable to build cars that could meet emissions standards in the United States honestly, engineers were left with no choice but to cheat. He describes VW's rise from "the people's car" during the Nazi era to one of Germany's most prestigious and important global brands, touted for being "green." He paints vivid portraits of Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech and chief executive Martin Winterkorn, arguing that the corporate culture they fostered drove employees, working feverishly in pursuit of impossible sales targets, to illegal methods. In Faster, Higher, Farther, Jack Ewing rips the lid off the conspiracy. By early 2017, VW had settled with American regulators and car owners for $20 billion, with additional lawsuits still looming.
A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million cars that deceived emissions-testing mechanisms.
In mid-2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the world's largest automaker.
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