Why not ship them to Latin America?
Better to sell them at a loss than to eat the whole loss
“Why not ship them to Latin America?”
Or Africa, or Asia.
That is where a lot of 4WD truck end up when they will not pass inspection in the US. There are brokers that would buy those cars and ship them to 3rd world countries where emissions are not a problem.
I had two brokers contact me back in 2001 when I was selling my 1988 Toyota Tacoma. They both wanted to buy Toyota and Nissan/Datsun 4WD pick up trucks that would not pass inspection in the US. One guy shipped them to Central America. The other guy sold them to Asia. Not long after that the US sent troops to Afghanistan. All of those TALIBAN guys were riding around in old Toyota pick up trucks. OH WHAT A FEELING!
That’s not the point.
VW proved that they are smarter than the people who regulate them by an order of magnitude. And for this, they must be SEVERELY PUNISHED!!