He may come to regret testifying under oath with these particular sentences, which are very much falsifiable. I&#x27;m not sure what the penalty is for lying to congress but this could very well backfire. There is absolutely no way that anybody within VW is able to put limits on the scope of the fall-out of this whole affair at this point in time.<p>Not smart to still be in &#x27;damage control&#x27; mode when the only way out is total transparency.<p>I&#x27;ll be very surprised if there won&#x27;t be a mass resignation of engineers working for VW for being thrown under the bus like this.<p>The mere suggestion that &#x27;a couple of engineers and their managers&#x27; could get away with deception on this scale speaks volumes about VWs perceived internal lack of process - something they shouldn&#x27;t be able to get away with - and their lack of documentation for the development track of the engine.<p>If they&#x27;ve shredded documentation or if they suddenly find their version control systems and email audit trail blank there just might be jail time for some execs after all.<p>The thing that bugs me is that they are still somehow in lala land about how they&#x27;re going to cover this thing up, digging a deeper hole in the process. You&#x27;d say the VW brand has sustained enough damage but clearly the execs don&#x27;t agree with that.<p>&quot;for whatever reason&quot;... quote of the day, as if engineers put stuff in production without reasons, specifications or instructions.