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Volkswagen diesel scandal

04 May 2018

Ex-Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn charged in US over diesel scandal

Winterkorn resigned days after the scandal over polluting vehicles in the United States became public in September 2015.

27 Jan 2017

German prosecutors say investigating former Volkswagen chief for fraud

On suspicion of fraud over the firm's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, German prosecutors on Friday said that former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is under investigation.

Volkswagen passenger cars

03 Mar 2016

Volkswagen says CEO Martin Winterkorn got diesel snag warning as early as May 2014

Volkswagen`s former chief executive may have been warned as early as May 2014 of possible anomalies dogging its diesel engines, months before the scandal erupted worldwide, the company admitted.

Volkswagen passenger cars

01 Oct 2015

German say no formal inquiry against Volkswagen ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn

German prosecutors said Thursday that they had not launched a formal inquiry against Martin Winterkorn, the former chief executive of auto giant Volkswagen, contrary to what they originally stated this week.

Volkswagen Passenger Car

29 Sep 2015

Volkswagen admits 1.8 mn commercial vehicles involved in pollution scam

Volkswagen said Tuesday that 1.8 million of its commercial vehicles worldwide are fitted with the sophisticated software enabling them to cheat emission tests, as the auto giant`s new chief warned the group was facing the "severest test in its history."

Volkswagen boss

28 Sep 2015

Former VW boss Winterkorn investigated for fraud

German prosecutors launched an investigation on Monday into former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn over the rigging of vehicle emissions tests, as the carmaker suspended three top engineers in an attempt to tackle the crisis.

25 Sep 2015

Scandal-hit Volkswagen names Porsche boss new CEO

Embattled German carmaker Volkswagen Friday named Matthias Mueller, head of its luxury sports car brand Porsche, as its new chief executive, tasked with steering it out of the wreckage of its pollution test rigging scandal.

Matthias Mueller

24 Sep 2015

Porsche chief Matthias Mueller to take charge at next Volkswagen CEO: Report

The head of German luxury sports car maker Porsche, Matthias Mueller, has been picked to succeed Martin Winterkorn as the chief executive of scandal-battered auto giant Volkswagen, the business daily Handelsblatt reported on Thursday.

Volkswagen Passenger Car

24 Sep 2015

Volkwagen`s new CEO: List of possible candidates

German auto giant Volkswagen hopes to find a new chief executive later this week after Martin Winterkorn resigned in the wake of the massive pollution cheating scandal.

Volkswagen Passenger Car

24 Sep 2015

Volkswagen's ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn may get 60 mn euros in payouts

Martin Winterkorn may have resigned from the chief executive job at Volkswagen in ignominious circumstances as a pollution cheating storm engulfs the company, but he can still hope to get 60 million euros in payout, according to company regulations.

24 Sep 2015

Scandal could affect Volkswagen's football sponsorship, claim experts

Volkswagen Passenger Car

24 Sep 2015

Volkswagen seeks new CEO as pollution scandal spreads

Auto giant Volkswagen searched Thursday for a new chief to steer it out of a global pollution cheating storm, as suspicions over diesel car emissions spread for the first time to fellow German manufacturer BMW.

Volkswagen Passenger Car

24 Sep 2015

Volkswagen to start firings over emissions scandal

Volkswagen will start firing people responsible for rigging U.S. emissions tests and shake up management on Friday, two sources familiar with the plans said, as the German carmaker tries to get to grips with the biggest scandal in its 78-year history.

Volkswagen Passenger Car

23 Sep 2015

Volkswagen to announce new CEO Friday: Board

German auto giant Volkswagen will announce its new chief executive on Friday, its supervisory board said in a statement after Martin Winterkorn resigned over the widening car pollution cheating scandal.

Martin Winterkorn

23 Sep 2015

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigns over biggest scandal in 78-year history

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the German carmaker`s rigging of U.S. emissions tests in the biggest scandal in its 78-year history.

Martin Winterkorn

23 Sep 2015

Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn faces grilling by board over diesel scandal

Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn faces a reckoning with his board on Wednesday, summoned to explain the falsification of U.S. emissions tests in the biggest scandal in the 78-year history of the world`s largest carmaker.

Volkswagen Passenger Car

22 Sep 2015

Volkswagen scandal: CEO Martin Winterkorn offers `deepest apologies`

Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn on Tuesday offered his "deepest apologies" for the pollution-cheating scandal engulfing the auto giant and threatening to tarnish Germany`s industrial reputation.

Martin Winterkorn

22 Sep 2015

CEO Martin Winterkorn not leaving: Volkswagen

"Nonsense," a spokesman at the company`s headquarters in Wolfsburg said on Tuesday when asked whether the report by German Tagesspiegel was true.

Volkswagen Passenger Car

22 Sep 2015

Volkswagen to dismiss CEO Martin Winterkorn over scandal: Paper

Volkswagen will dismiss Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, a German newspaper said on Tuesday, after the carmaker admitted to cheating US vehicles emissions tests and said 11 million of its cars could be affected worldwide.

21 Sep 2015

VW orders probe into violation of US emission rules

German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) said it had ordered an external investigation of the violation of US emission rules.

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