Gold gate bridge and watch out, Better Weather is on the way. A lot of cloud cover and light rain. The foggy conditions and there is not a lot of measurable amounts but the persistent mist and drizzle deals. Fiftys and 60s on the temps, mild due to the cloud cover and on the peninsula. Were seeing low to mid50s and they come up a few degrees. A descent breeze as well and this is it after today. Well get more sunshine. The wind will be a factor as well if youre heading to Southern California. There are wind advisories down there for us. Its cloud cover. Tomorrow, well build the high in and breezy to windy. There is not much in the way of rain. A couple of 100s at best and that is not much either. Lives in the 60s. The fog, i mean, seriously, about two hours ago, was not there. And that is , as you know. I learned this from you. Yeah. It changes as the sun comes out. Thats correct. Well be watching it. It might affect the commute. Good morning to you hitting interstate 80 westbound. You
They were going to have good fuel economy. They were going to have good Engine Performance. Can you guarantee that any fix you make to the vehicles doesnt affect fuel economy or fuel performance are both . At this time if we correct the knox the emission standards, the customer will get the mpg. Thats my current understanding of whether the full performance of the car, this is something they said in germany, maybe top speed that might be one or two Miles Per Hour might be missing but this is of course something which we will share with the agencies that current understanding is that the customer will keep the miles per gallon. The concern i have is when you buy one of these cars you are relying not on only the Commission Says that the performance is good. I think you get to the issue of damages. In other words, if im an owner and the fix doesnt achieve good performance, good fuel mileage then im going to expect to become a sit in somewhat if thats not the case. I just remain concerned
About before. In may of 2014, independent researchers published a report that identity higher than expected emissions which prompted investigations by the ep epa. When did vw first become aware of this researche. End of april, when it was published. I got it in may, i got information about this. What steps did vw take to evaluate the conclusions of the research at that time. First of all, to acknowledge that emission violations or higher emissions are not legal. Secondly, the engineering departments were supposed to recheck those testing results on our own equipments in order to validate this. And thirdly, to correct this with the respective software actions which have been implemented at the end of last year . Who implemented this, and who was responsible for it . Indeed the Software Applications management are being done in germany at the engine and drive Time Department within the research and development division. Okay. The epa describe a series of presentations or discussions with
How seriously does volkswagen take its commitment to the environmental responsibility . Mr. Horn this is deeply maybe it is difficult to understand in this context, but it is deeply embedded in our corporate culture. We have three values. Responsible toward our employees and the environment. Our plant in tennessee is platinum leed certification. This is the most clean and Energy Efficient plant in the world. All our plans have commitment to reduce carbon footprint. Whether these plants are india, china, they are always up to the highest volkswagen standards which go beyond so this is part of the corporate culture. Im assuming that is throughout, including your engineers and scientists. This is part of the fos the ethos. How do you explain this massive deviation . The majority of all volkswagen employees ask the same question. It is a relevant question and i hope that these investigations would definitely find out what drove those people. What drove those people into these decisions. I
Thats a great question and it can get you the answer now. Was something done . I hope you can provide that to the committee. Im certain the record will be open. If i can just confirm some of the information weve received. Volkswagen initiated a voluntary recall in december of 2014 that was intended in part to address the issue of excess of noncommission was that correct . Could you repeat the question . Volkswagen initiated a voluntary recall in december of 2014 . Thats correct. You had volkswagen propose the recall. The Technical Engineering Department in concert with the committee worldwide. What explanation was given to consumer about why that to december 2014 recall was necessary . I would have to look into the document on how what we wrote to those consumers. I dont know. You will provide that to the committee please . Definitely. Its public. What explanation was given to regulator about why that december 2014 recall was necessary . What fix do the volkswagen implement for cars un