Friday, March 4, 2016

How Automotive Payola Works: A Case Study Starring Wayne Gerdes and Volkswagen

When a self-described automotive journalist attempts a fuel economy record, you expect his attempt to be objective — or, at least, as objective as such an attempt can be. However, when an automaker is willing to pay that automotive journalist thousands of dollars for the effort, with payment possibly dependent on achieving the desired record, objectivity falls by the wayside and, along […]


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