frerkz, in the -- for example, in the united states, they need to find a face in america who can do interviews and talk in straight forward terms about volkswagen commitment. >> does the fact, and you anticipated my next question, that this is a vast multinational corporation with manufacturing and distribution all over the world. is that a strength or weakness, tentacles. >> if they manage this correctly, it could be a great strength one of the things b.p. didn't do is spend time with regulators, building alliances with people like the president of the united states, and the regulators. what volkswagen has to do is invest time and effort and money into meeting with regulators, public officials, making sure they are allies, so they have a stake, too, in bringing the company back. if they fail to do that, if they make enemies, they are in deeper trouble than now. >> if the new guy that took over for the departed c.e.o. asked you, gene, how long should i figure this is going to take. how much time do we have to anticipate this taking. >> till the dust has settled. mr mueller is going to have to