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An Audi TDI engine, manufactured by Volkswagen AG, sits on display in the Audi Forum at the Audi AG headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. The towns that became synonymous with Volkswagen's rise to the pinnacle of the auto industry are feeling the pinch of the diesel-emissions scandal, freezing spending on projects such as playgrounds amid the carmaker's abrupt fall from grace. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An Audi TDI engine, manufactured by Volkswagen AG, sits on display in the Audi Forum at the Audi AG headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. The towns that became synonymous with Volkswagen's rise to the pinnacle of the auto industry are feeling the pinch of the diesel-emissions scandal, freezing spending on projects such as playgrounds amid the carmaker's abrupt fall from grace. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images