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Originally Posted by Socom
I think that may have been why Porsche tried to buy VW (which IIRC is currently flipped around but deal is not done). IIRC Porsche had initially tried to get a waiver as a low volume producer (~6x,000 cars year) that number appears to have shifted somewhat judging from the OP. I read this about 2 years ago in The Economist so my numbers are probably off.
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You are dead on. The deal failed (and the CEO and CFO are losing their jobs because of it), but it was targeted at acquiring VW for the sake of fuel and emissions regulations. If Porsche could lump their vehicles under the massive VW umbrella, they would be essentially be shielded from future laws and regulations.