Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal

In 2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the worlds largest car manufacturer. Two months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software that deceived emissions-testing mechanisms in 11 million cars. The scandal still looms large with news on additional fines and suits continuing to come through. In Faster, Higher, Farther, Jack Ewing rips the lid off the conspiracy. He describes VWs rise from the peoples car during the Nazi era to one of Germanys most prestigious and important global brands, touted for being green. He paints vivid portraits of Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piëch and chief executive Martin Winterkorn, arguing that their unremitting ambition drove employees, working feverishly in pursuit of impossible sales targets, to illegal methods. Faster, Higher, Farther reveals how the succeed-at-all-costs culture prevalent in modern boardrooms led to one of corporate historys farthest-reaching cases of fraud - with potentially devastating consequences.

About the author

Jack Ewing has covered business and economics from Frankfurt for The New York Times since 2010. He has worked as a journalist in Germany since 1994, including over a decade as a BusinessWeek correspondent.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Ewing, Ewing Jack
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2018
• EAN: 9780393355918
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35591-8
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Automobile Industry, History of specific companies / corporate history, Manufacturing industries, Road vehicle manufacturing industry