There’s a huge difference between “unethical” and “illegal;” what VW did was ILLEGAL since the law expressly forbids doing what they did.
what’s the precise wording from the law that makes it illegal? i’m curious. i know it’s being reported as “illegal”, but i no longer trust journalists to know what they are talking about. and if it’s just a regulation somewhere that is being violated, is that still strictly speaking, “illegal”?
Lying to customers about your product is illegal.