Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Volkswagen has one plant in the U.S. It's a billion-dollar facility located outside Chattanooga, Tenn. It started cranking out cars in 2011 with a lot of financial help from the state government. And now with this scandal, lawmakers worry that their investment is in trouble. Blake Farmer of member station WPLN in Nashville has that story.BLAKE FARMER, BYLINE: When it comes to corporate subsidies, Volkswagen is one of the biggest recipients in Tennessee. Taxpayers coughed up more than a half-billion dollars for initial construction of the automaker's plant. With 1,500 direct jobs and thousands more suppliers, Republican governor Bill Haslam told reporters there's a lot riding on the automaker's success.BILL HASLAM: Volkswagen is somebody that is a major partner for us in the state of Tennessee both in terms of investment and the jobs created. We're obviously very interested in their continued growth, but they're going to have to
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