10 of the Biggest Automotive Scandals Ever

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Some of the world's biggest automakers have a history of making really bad decisions. German car manufacturer Volkswagen  has been engulfed in a growing scandal over cheating on emissions tests to make its diesel vehicles appear more environmentally friendly than they are. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set the spark on Friday when it accused the company of installing manipulative software in about 500,000 U.S. vehicles that was able to sense when a vehicle wa...