Willful, Massive Emissions Cheating By Volkswagen

"The cars, all built in the last seven years, include a device programmed to detect when they are undergoing official emissions testing, the EPA said, adding that the cars only turn on full emissions control systems during that testing. The controls are turned off during normal driving situations, the EPA said."

Under normal driving conditions, the cars spew out 40 times the legal limit of noxious pollutants. Billions of dollars in fines will result from this discovery.