1. Informations
   1. Author
      1. Russel Hotten
   2. Retrieved date
      1. 11.11.2015
   3. Source
      1. BBC News
2. Charge
   1. September: EPA found many cars being sold in USA had "defeat device"
   2. During tests : changing the performance accordingly to improve results.
3. VW admitted
   1. cheating emissions tests in the US
   2. 11 million cars worldwide are fitted with "defeat device"
4. What's "Defeat device"
   1. During tests, device --> put the car into a sort of safety mode then he ran below normal power and performance
   2. On the road : switched out of this test mode
   3. Results : Nitrogen oxide pollutants up to 40 times above the low
5. VW's response
   1. He knows he's screwed up
   2. Broken the trust of her customers and public
   3. Martin Winterkorn replaced by Matthias Mueller (boss Porsche)
6. Consequences
   1. Recalling millions of cars worldwide
   2. VW has set aside 6.7bn euros to cover costs
   3. First quarterly loss of 2.5bn euros in October
   4. Not the end of financial impact !
7. Spread of problems
   1. Stard in the US
   2. Growing number of countries
   3. Everybody questioning the legitimacy of VW's emissions testing
8. Other carmakers implicated ?
   1. Ford, BMW, Renault-Nissan didn't use that
   2. Other firms : not commented or stated they comply with the low
9. Blow for Diesel market
   1. Sales were already slowing
   2. In the US diesel car market = 1% of all new car sales
   3. Environmental campaigners's report show 90% of diesel cars didn't meet emission limits