Faster, Higher, Farther: The Inside Story of the Volkswagen Scandal

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Exposé of Volkswagen's corporate deceit scandal.

If you're intrigued by the interplay of big business and ethical breaches, "Faster, Higher, Farther" offers a gripping account of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Ewing deftly untangles the web of deceit, giving you a front-row seat to the drama and the cautionary tale it presents on corporate responsibility and environmental stewardship.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Faster, Higher, Farther: The Inside Story of the Volkswagen Scandal

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ISBN: 9780593077252
Authors: Jack Ewing
Publisher: Random House Uk
Date of Publication: 2017-05-23
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Law, Biography, Technology
Goodreads rating: 4.04
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A shocking exposé of Volkswagen’s fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal. When news of Volkswagen’s clean diesel fraud first broke in September 2015, it sent shockwaves around the world. Overnight, the company long associated with quality, reliability and trust became a universal symbol of greed and deception. Consumers were outraged, investors panicked, the company embarrassed and facing bankruptcy. As lawsuits and criminal investigations piled up, by August 2016 VW had settled with American regulators and car-owners for $15 billion, with additional fines and claims still looming. In Faster, Higher, Farther, Jack Ewing rips the lid off the scandal. He describes VW’s rise from “the people’s car” during the Nazi era to one of Germany’s most prestigious and important global brands, touted for being “green.” He paints vivid portraits of Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piëch and chief executive Martin Winterkorn, arguing that their unremitting ambition drove employees, working feverishly in pursuit of impossible sales targets, to illegal methods. With unprecedented access to key players and a ringside seat during the course of the legal proceedings, Faster, Higher, Farther reveals how the succeed-at-all-costs culture prevalent in modern boardrooms led to one of corporate history’s farthest-reaching cases of fraud—with potentially devastating consequences. As the future of one of the world’s biggest companies
 

Exposé of Volkswagen's corporate deceit scandal.

If you're intrigued by the interplay of big business and ethical breaches, "Faster, Higher, Farther" offers a gripping account of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Ewing deftly untangles the web of deceit, giving you a front-row seat to the drama and the cautionary tale it presents on corporate responsibility and environmental stewardship.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.