You made your point well Marc
You made your point well Marc - apparently I didn't... Isn't $16.5 billion enough of a fine? I know there are additional threats of suits from various parties who believe they were irreparably damaged and I suppose the US govt feels that VW "deserves" to pay even more, but I'm fairly sure that VW has already gotten the message they aren't "just allowed to do what they want" (as though they ever thought that)... $16.5 Billion will do that with the same effect as 20 or 30 billion... And just wait for a US company to screw up in Germany if the US feels the need to be that punitive.