Volkswagen Diesel Scandal - Uncovering the Truth | 5
American Scandal
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🗓️ 25 February 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Cynthia Giles was a senior official at the Environmental Protection Agency. She helped negotiate a major settlement with Volkswagen, as the automaker faced fallout from its diesel emissions scandal. She joins Lindsay and tells behind-the-scenes stories from the scandal.
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| 0:19.0 | From Wondry, I'm Lindsay Graham and this is American Scandal. |
| 0:30.0 | Today we wrap up our series on the Volkswagen Emission Scandal. |
| 0:37.0 | Between 2009 and 2015, the auto-giant touted its diesel models as a cleaner alternative to gasoline. |
| 0:44.0 | Using that claim, they sold nearly 11 million cars worldwide, including about half a million in the United States. |
| 0:52.0 | But those claims were based on a lie. A lie that once uncovered, Volkswagen would scramble to cover up. |
| 0:57.0 | After more than a year of legal wrangling, the company would pay billions of dollars in settlements and pay out 7 billion more to buy back over 350,000 cars already on American roads. |
| 1:02.0 | Today I'm speaking with Cynthia Giles, formerly with the company's owner, who was a member of the company. |
| 1:07.0 | Today I'm speaking with Cynthia Giles, formerly with the company's owner, who was a member of the company. |
| 1:13.0 | Today I'm speaking with Cynthia Giles, formerly with the Environmental Protection Agency. |
| 1:18.0 | Giles was head of the enforcement office during the Obama administration and sat face to face with the company's CEO to negotiate a settlement. |
| 1:25.0 | We'll talk about the lengths Volkswagen was willing to go to to cover up the scandal and learn more about the people protecting consumers when multinational companies don't play by the rules. |
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| 2:28.0 | Cynthia Giles, welcome to American scandal. |
| 2:38.0 | Thanks for having me. |
| 2:40.0 | So I want to start our conversation with the timeline of this scandal. |
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