H RANKFURT - Volkswagen AG has been rattled to the core by a scandal that threatens to batter the VW brand around the world, hand a golden opportunity to its main rivals in Europe - Ford and Opel – and all but destroy a long, hard and so far fruitless effort to become a major player in the U.S. The crisis also has left VW's stakeholders consumed with soul-searching, questioning the company's uniquely insular culture and an atmosphere that bred unaccountability.
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