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Faster, Higher, Farther chronicles a corporate scandal that rivals
those at Enron and Lehman Brothers-one that will cost Volkswagen
more than $22 billion in fines and settlements. Through meticulous
reporting, New York Times correspondent Jack Ewing documents why VW
felt compelled to install "defeat devices" in diesel vehicles that
unlawfully lowered CO2 levels during emissions testing, and how the
fraud was committed, covered up, and finally detected. Faster,
Higher, Farther is a briskly written account of unrivaled corporate
greed. Updated with the latest information and a new afterword by
the author.
Discover the mysterious and fascinating ways in which animals,
plants and people interact with one another in the rainforests of
Costa Rica. Author and naturalist Jack Ewing shares a wealth of
observations and experiences,gathered from more than three decades
of living in southwestern Costa Rica, home to some of the most
prolific and diverse ecosystems on Earth.
In mid-2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing
Toyota as the world's largest automaker. A few months later, the
EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million
cars that deceived emissions-testing mechanisms. By early 2017, VW
had settled with American regulators and car owners for $20
billion, with additional lawsuits still looming. In Faster, Higher,
Farther, Jack Ewing rips the lid off the conspiracy. 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 Piech and chief executive Martin Winterkorn, arguing that
the corporate culture they fostered drove employees, working
feverishly in pursuit of impossible sales targets, to illegal
methods. Unable to build cars that could meet emissions standards
in the United States honestly, engineers were left with no choice
but to cheat. Volkswagen then compounded the fraud by spending
millions marketing "clean diesel," only to have the lie exposed by
a handful of researchers on a shoestring budget, resulting in a
guilty plea to criminal charges in a landmark Department of Justice
case. Faster, Higher, Farther reveals how the succeed-at-all-costs
mentality prevalent in modern boardrooms led to one of corporate
history's farthest-reaching cases of fraud-with potentially
devastating consequences.
A shocking expose of Volkswagen's fraud by the New York Times
reporter who covered the scandal. Updated with a New Afterword by
the Author. 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 Piech
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 remains uncertain, this is the
extraordinary story of Volkswagen's downfall.
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