I especially dig the necessity to bring up Adolf Hitler. As if that has any relevance AT ALL.

Especially when we know that the problem isn't even specific to VW, with many manufacturers accused of the same thing.

If anyone really wants to learn more about what happened here, I can't recommend more the 33c3 talk "Software Defined Emissions," which tells you a ton more than this clickbait hack journalism could ever.

The entire article could be summarised to 'Autocratic executives of VW got away with wilful cheating, by throwing middle management under the bus'

It's a short summary of what's in a recently published book. As it says on the third line.

Exactly my thoughts. I read almost all these articles published over the last one year and none of them revealed anything new. Same story writing in different way with same headlines.

what the hell is "throwing shade"? I've seen this expression crop up everywhere but literally only in the past few months. Is it new? Recent surge in popularity? What is this.

It's ironic that you expect "even-handed journalism" without even fully reading the piece you're commenting on.