Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over Emissions Software

Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by cordite on Friday September 18, 2015 @01:43PM (#10240741)

I'm not sure if you are satirical.

How would fining the end users solve the problem?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by Alex3917 on Friday September 18, 2015 @02:11PM (#10240993)

Because no one will ever buy a VW again, and so other carmakers will take note.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by pc86 on Friday September 18, 2015 @02:24PM (#10241086)

And people will be on the hook for $20,000 because they purchased something from a now-nonexistent company?

That's idiotic.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by brc on Saturday September 19, 2015 @11:00PM (#10246430)

Would anyone buy any vehicle ever again, given the possibility of a 20k liability for something out of their control?

This position has not been thought through.

[ Parent | on HN ]