What's The Biggest Auto Scandal That Led To An Executive Stepping Down?

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Patrick George
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CEO Martin Winterkorn is out at Volkswagen. Given everything that has happened, it seems all but impossible to think how he could have kept his job.

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When shit happens, heads at the top often roll. (Although sometimes they don’t.) This brings us to our question of the day: What was the biggest scandal that led to an auto exec’s resignation?

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Notice I said executive, not CEO. And it could be anything from a safety crisis to a power struggle that ended badly for one party involved. These things happen more than you expect.

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Who got taken down and why?

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