Spain shaking down Google, while the US shakes down VW. A trade war by any other name...
All of which bought and used the exact same defeat device.
So why is only VW being punished, and why almost 1.5 years after the EPA learnt about it?
And are you seriously surprised that it can take 1.5 years for a massive multi-billion dollar lawsuit to wind its way through federal courts? If you think 1.5 years is long, look at the Exxon-Valdez settlement, parts of which are still unpaid 28 years later!
Also, it was 1.5 years from discovery to investigations being started.
And regarding the claims: They’re not extraordinary. 4 companies have been in the original report that incriminated VW, others incriminated themselves [1], etc.
Germany is deciding to ban GM cars in Germany because they used the same defeat "device" VW used but refuse to fix things, etc.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/26/news/companies/mitsubishi-ch...
http://www.autobild.de/artikel/dieselabgas-manipulationsvorw...
It’s everywhere on the news here that all manufacturers did it. I’m surprised you haven’t heard of it yet.
As for the Germans taking on Chrysler, good. If Chrysler did it then they should pay, same as VW has and Mitsubishi is going to. http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/23/germany-fiat-chrysler-ban... No one deserves to develop lung disease because some stupid manufacturers decided to cheat on tests rather than passing them. I still don't see how this is a trade war, when it clearly looks to me like an environmental enforcement issue.
If I told you that "I can't speak freely because agents of the shadow government are watching my every move via microchips implanted into my brain at birth", would you really take the trouble to respond with a rational rebuttal? By your own standard, would you be lazy not to do it?
I find it seriously hard to believe that you live your life by the motto that "every misguided thought deserves a rebuttal". You'd be an extremely busy person if that were the case.
(Not that I agree with the grandparent)