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    the early 2000’s, diesel engine manufactures such as VW had been submitting questionable data. Many of the VW vehicles had been violating the Clean Air Act. In order to understand the case, it is important to analyze how Volkswagen is guilty of greenwashing, how the company and situation relates to the 3 levels of Social Responsibility, as well as discussing whether Volkswagen will be able to

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    levels. For example, Oxygen sensors are a standard equipment on passenger cars and light truck engines. They should develop new ultra-sensitive sensors that will detect the car’s speed and according adjust the system to reduce the fuel consumption. This will lead to the reduction in the carbon footprints left by the cars manufactured by the company. Volkswagen should also make changes to its existing diesel engine technology . These strategies are in line with the UN goal 9 Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

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    controversy that was caused by Volkswagen and the company had to pay up to $15 billion dollars to settle a civil court case. The controversy was caused when it was found out that Volkswagen had installed a device in their diesel engine cars. This device reduced pollution caused by the engine when it was being tested for emissions. This resulted in cheating the authorities and promoting Volkswagen as an environmentally friendly car when it was not actually one. It had these devices installed on most of its

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    conditions on some of the company’s diesel engine vehicles.[1] On September 9, 2016, James Liang, an experienced Volkswagen engineer and head of the company’s Diesel Competence unit in the U.S., pleaded guilty to taking part in a fraudulent scheme to allow certain Volkswagen vehicles that violated emissions regulations to pass testing procedures and to be sold in the United States. Beginning in 2006, VW was in the process of designing new “clean diesel” engines that would be used in vehicles to be

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    The Complete Dimensions of Honda HRV Honda HRV is based on the Honda Jazz platform. Honda HRV is different from Jazz through length, width and height. Therefore, the large interior space can be expected. It is more important to describe about dimensions of HRV. The dimensions are also an important fact which differentiates between honda hrv vs crv. Dimensions of HRV is explained as below, • Exterior Dimensions: HRV is taller and longer in comparison with Renault Captur. HRV’s length is 4,294 mm

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    Jim D. Thomas Instructor: K. Ryan Kane MAN224—Business Law 11/6/2016 Stevens-Henagar College Abstract From 2009 through 2014, Volkswagen aggressively marketed and promoted their diesel-powered vehicles as more energy-efficient and producing less harmful emissions than before. Customers were promised that diesel was a more efficient alternative to traditional gasoline, and that it had great benefits for customers looking for a “greener” alternative. Soon independent laboratories began to call

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    Today’s businesses end up working in a situation that is changing quicker than before. The process of analysing the issues and changing the techniques within the business is known as SWOT analysis. The SWOT analysis is business analysis method that business can use for each of its department when deciding on the most perfect way to increase their business and future growth. This procedure identifies the internal and external strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that are in the markets

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    green tech chips and diesel engines. This is in contrary to the moves of many other car makers, who are pursuing electric cars in the American market. The American market thought of diesel engines as secondary and insignificant (Ziegler). The Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier ii emissions standards had high bars for diesel emissions that would be extremely difficult to reach. There was a heavy burden for Volkswagen 's engineers to create a quantum leap in the diesel engine in terms of emissions

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    (Vaughan 1999). The article addresses the phenomenon of routine nonconformity through Volkswagen’s use of advanced software technology, the complexity of managerial decision making, and the negative implications it has on other carmakers and the diesel industry. The article will be analyzed using the scholarly work of Vaughan, D. (1999) article “The Dark Side of Organizations: Mistake, Misconduct, and Disaster.” In the year of 2015, Volkswagen prioritized organizational efficiency and financial

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    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that many VW cars being sold in America had a "defeat device" - or software - in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, changing the performance accordingly to improve results. The German car giant has since admitted cheating emissions tests in the US. VW has had a major push to sell diesel cars in the US, backed by a huge marketing campaign trumpeting its cars' low emissions. The EPA's findings cover 482,000 cars in the US

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