• VW dismissing CEO over emissions scandal

    • September 22, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Volkswagen will dismiss Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, according to reports in a German newspaper, after the carmaker admitted to cheating US vehicles emissions tests and said 11 million of its cars could be affected worldwide. The Tagesspiegel newspaper, cited unnamed sources on Volkswagen’s supervisory board, stating that Winterkorn would be replaced by Matthias Mueller, the [...]
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  • VW apologise for emissions error

    • September 21, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Volkswagen has apologised after US regulators found some of its cars disguised pollution levels. VW chief executive, Martin Winterkorn said, ‘I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public.’ An investigation has now been launched into the device that allowed VW cars to emit less during tests [...]
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