The &#x27;&quot;rogue engineers&quot; myth&#x27; comes from the CEO of VW USA. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;currency&#x2F;an-engineering-theory-of-the-volkswagen-scandal" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;currency&#x2F;an-engineering-th...</a><p>Edit: The rest of your comment is false. The day the news came out, Winterkorn posted a video acknowledging the problem but not mentioning resignation -- he did not resign that day. And when he did resign, he explicitly said that he was not aware of any wrongdoing on his part. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;24&#x2F;business&#x2F;international&#x2F;volkswagen-chief-martin-winterkorn-resigns-amid-emissions-scandal.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;24&#x2F;business&#x2F;international&#x2F;vol...</a>