I think the key bit with this news is that they&#x27;re doubling down on &quot;the employees snuck this by us. We had no idea. Absolutely no clue whatsoever. Pinkie swear.&quot;<p>They may even be able to &quot;find&quot; an employee who has some kind of plausible story.<p>The reality is that most auto manufacturers cheat on emissions tests in europe. Mechanics who work on the cars know it. Even the regulators are hesitant to reform emissions testing.<p>The silver lining is that perhaps an actual improvement in emissions is happening, with the EPA adding road-testing to their emissions test suite.