The court action ACCC has brought against Volkswagen might not succeed because Australia’s emissions standards are not as strict as those in the US and Europe.
The ACCC is taking VW to court.
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Diesels typically have good fuel economy, but hot on the heels of the Volkswagen affair, Australia is set to tighten the rules for diesel car emissions - which will put a dent in engine performance.
In a spin. Underestimating your customers?
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An obsession with metrics has led to a business culture in many industries that is more concerned with meeting targets than the wider good the measure was intended to represent.
Chairman and major shareholder of 7-Eleven Russ Withers sits in a Senate Committee hearing in Melbourne.
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Computers control much of an engine’s performance these days. And it’s surprisingly easy to tweak the software to bypass emissions controls, as done by Volkswagen.
Australia’s Volkswagen subsidiary has come in for criticism for its handling of the crisis.
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Volkswagen’s command and control approach has not helped its global response to the emissions scandal, with Australian customers left waiting for more than two weeks.