Exactly. The most devastating part of all of this for me (a US citizen) is that the German CEO resigns in disgrace and there are ongoing criminal investigations in Germany, but in the USA the CEO holds fast and blames engineers.<p>It seems like the German government is more competent that the US at enforcing laws against corporations, even when those laws are USA laws...<p>*EDIT: This comment is poorly worded. What I mean to say is, Germany is doing a better job at holding PEOPLE AT THE TOP responsible, whereas the USA is predictably allowing CxOs to plead ignorance and hide behind the corporate veil. Meanwhile in Germany, <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;german-prosecutors-open-investigation-into-former-volkswagen-ceo-martin-winterkorn-1443439708" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;german-prosecutors-open-investig...</a>