Comment by fidotron
4 hours ago
The US publicly pointing out VW were breaking EU standards forced the EU to deal with it. Both of them took action in their respective jurisdictions.
So why were EU regulators all A-OK with this until the US pointed it out?
Because the car industry is incredibly powerful and an important of the European economy. Just like Big Tech is incredibly powerful and an important part of the US economy.
I'm certain that if VW was a US company the current administration would've been A-OK with them flaunting regulations and would've defended US economic interests against fines from the EU.