德国大众公司“排气门”事件因其波及范围之广、涉及车辆之多成为史上最严重的尾气造假案件。该事件令德国大众公司陷入各类调查和司法审理程序之中,同时还面临着问题汽车的维修乃至回购问题,并需要支付巨额的经济赔偿。那么,到底是什么原因使德国工业的代表、世界汽车顶级企业——德国大众公司犯下如此严重的错误?而这一事件又将带来哪些影响呢?本文分析了“排气门”事件的内部诱因和外部诱因,同时指出该事件背后存在大众公司领导失误、德国政府和检测机构监管不力以及欧盟机构有可能知情不纠的问题。这一事件除对德国大众公司本身造成经济和声誉的影响外,对德国经济的影响有可能是系统性的,同时该事件还对“德国制造”以及德国在全球气候治理中的国家形象产生了消极的影响。此外,本文在结尾部分还对“排气门”事件的前景进行了预测。
<<Due to the extent of the influences and the number of cars involved,the German Volkswagen emissions scandal became one of the most severe cases about emission cheating in history. It trapped the Volkswagen into various kinds of investigations and legal proceedings,who at the same time was confronted with the maintenance and even recall of the vehicles equipped with the 2.0-liter diesel engine and may be faced with fines of billions of dollars. This paper anaylzes both the internal and external factors that led to the Scandal and points out the existing problems such as the misconduct of the leadership of the Volkswagen,the inadequate regulation by the German government and the related authorities,and the possible negligence of the EU although it knew well about this defect. Besides the damages to the finance and reputation of the Volkswagen itself,the scandal may have systematic impacts on the economy of Germany,and negative effects on German brands and Germany’s national image in global governance. In the conclusion,this paper makes a forecast on the prospect of the Emissions Scandal.
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