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The Volkswagen Scandal

Graham Watson

23rd September 2015

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This excellent Channel 4 clip looks at the breaking scandal surrounding Volkswagen - and considers how the brand has been tarnished by it faking emissions testing results in the US. Amusingly, there's an early pun - the firm is said to be "coming clean" - however, it is undoubtedly the case that it has betrayed the trust of its customers, the regulators and society at large.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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