Last week, Mitsubishi Motors announced that they cheated on fuel-economy standards. They admitted that this cheating affects about 620,000 cars but that further investigation might bring those numbers up to the millions.
Sound familiar? Last October, I published two blogs about Volkswagen doing exactly the same thing. Only this time, there is a notable difference…
CEO Martin Winterkorn of Volkswagen responded to the news of his company’s massive transgressions by saying he was sorry but quickly added “I am not aware of any wrongdoing on my part”. He acted as if someone else was in charge and accountable for running the company.
