Faster, Higher, Farther – How One of the World`s Largest Automakers Committed a Massive and Stunning Fraud: The Volkswagen Scandal

An interesting story, well told. What VW was prepared to do to win - and then the lengths they went to, to try and cover their tracks when caught - is astonishing. Though other carmakers have also tried to cheat in the past, VW's machinations were on a different level altogether. Recommended reading for anyone interested in the inner workings of the automotive industry.

Gives us an insight into the German and Austrian automobile industry. Beautifully explains the formative years of Volkswagen and how it became the pioneer of the European and the world auto industry by merging with other automobile giants such as Porsche, Audi. Also gives an account of the slight downfall of Volkswagen when it suffered from corruption scandals from which it is slowly recovering.

Superb book, on the greatest con of the century by VW. Read it to get an insight on a greedy Corp. 👍

Excellent book. Product delivered on time.

very useful book for management professionals

...misses something, somehow. Not much, doesn't miss much, just something that I think might be cultural. Other reviewers have commented on the depth of the backstory, and I found that not only relevant but also interesting and a pleasure to read (fancy, a British army officer gets VW going after the war, I had no idea). But my but is that the author seems to come at it from a US perspective. Or culture. Somehow, despite massive research, an encompassing grasp of his subject, a wonderful talent for collating and interpreting data, enhanced even further by an engaging writing style...there's something missing. There's more to this story. Probably only a real insider could tell, and 4 stars might be mean, it's a great read for interested outsiders like me.

One gets the impression that the author wanted to write a general history of VW and was then 'gifted' the scandal. But he has done a good job on documented both, and interwoven the two stories nicely. Overall, a good read.

Quite an interesting book on the VW scandal which also went into great detail on the history of VW, the Porsche/Piech families and the Porsche company history. Also interesting to read about how the scandal was discovered/how long it took for the University of West Virginia study to make it into mainstream knowledge and how close VW actually came to getting away with it. And that they didn't get away with it.

A n extremely clear and concise look at the corruption that went on at VW and previously with other manufacturersThis really spills the means with no punches pulledI am a Porsche freak so it is sad for me to see Porsche dragged into the morassA Highly recommended read

In my view to understand the background to the emissions saga, you have to be aware of the history and culture of Volkswagen going back many years. If the author had only covered recent events he would only have covered half the story.