Scandal-hit Volkswagen names Porsche boss new CEO
Embattled carmaker Volkswagen tapped Porsche chief Matthias Mueller Friday to steer it out of the wreckage of a widening scandal over pollution test rigging, as Washington said it would check all...
View ArticleVW boss quits over emissions scandal
MartinWinterkorn, chief executive of Volkswagen AG has resigned six days after the firm admitted to cheating on US emissions tests. The announcement was made after a supervisory board meeting today. Mr...
View ArticleVolkswagen chief executive quits over emissions scandal
Martin Winterkorn, chief executive of Volkswagen AG has resigned six days after the firm admitted to cheating on US emissions tests. The announcement was made after a supervisory board meeting on...
View ArticleVolkswagen set to announce new boss
The board of scandal-hit Volkswagen meets on Friday to shake up its management. On the agenda will be choosing a replacement for chief executive Martin Winterkorn, who resigned on Wednesday. The board...
View ArticleVW emission-cheat software used on European cars
Volkswagen’s scandal continued to gather momentum as it emerged the cheat software used to deceive US emissions tests featured on European cars. The confirmation came as the board of Volkswagen Group...
View ArticleVolkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigns amid emissions cheating scandal
Martin Winterkorn resigned as chief executive of Volkswagen on Wednesday, taking responsibility for an emissions cheating scandal that has gravely damaged the car maker's reputation and may spread to...
View ArticleVW to fire three executives as emissions scandal deepens
By Andreas Cremer BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen will fire three top executives on Friday, a senior source said, as the German carmaker tries to recover from a scandal over its rigging of U.S. vehicle...
View ArticlePorsche's Mueller called in to steer VW through crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) - Porsche boss Matthias Mueller once joked that he was too old to run Volkswagen but the 62-year-old now looks certain to be given the task of steering the German car maker through the...
View ArticleVW's 'Mr Quality' trips over cheating scandal
All seemed well for Volkswagen's perfectionist chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, as he proudly showed off the auto giant's latest models -- including an eco-friendly 'green' range -- to German...
View ArticleVW Cheating Scandal Threatens to Ensnare BMW as Probe Widens
The diesel-cheating affair that toppled Volkswagen AG’s chief executive officer deepened as Germany announced plans to widen its investigation and the scandal threatened to ensnare rival BMW AG. BMW...
View ArticleVW Set to Appoint Mueller as CEO in Sweeping Executive Overhaul
Volkswagen AG is set to appoint Porsche brand chief Matthias Mueller as its new CEO and announce the departure of top executives in a sweeping overhaul to begin repairing the company’s image tarnished...
View ArticlePorsche's Matthias Mueller called in to steer Volkswagen through crisis
BERLIN: Porsche boss Matthias Mueller once joked that he was too old to run Volkswagen but the 62-year-old now looks certain to be given the task of steering the German car maker through the worst...
View ArticleVW Seeks to Fill Power Vacuum With New CEO Expected by Friday
As Volkswagen AG seeks to replace discredited chief executive officer Martin Winterkorn, the leading candidates range from a decades-long veteran of VW to a pair of newcomers who have been with the...
View ArticleMartin Winterkorn - Volkswagen's 'Mr Quality' trips over cheating scandal
FRANKFURT: All seemed well for Volkswagen's perfectionist chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, as he proudly showed off the auto giant's latest models -- including an eco-friendly 'green' range -- to...
View ArticleVolkswagen boss quits over emissions scandal
Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn has resigned, succumbing to pressure for change at the German carmaker, which is reeling from the admission that it deceived US regulators about how much...
View ArticleVolkswagen chief quits as cheating scandal snowballs
Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday over a pollution cheating scandal that has sparked a US criminal investigation and worldwide legal action with unfathomable financial...
View ArticleVW seeks new chief 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...
View ArticleGerman auto giant Volkswagen slams into huge false emission scam
German auto giant Volkswagen's shares plummeted nearly 20 percent Monday as investigations spread into revelations that hundreds of thousands of its diesel cars have software that secretly thwarts US...
View ArticleVolkswagen says 11 million cars hit by emissions scandal, probes multiply
Berlin: Volkswagen AG said a scandal over falsified US vehicle emission tests could affect 11 million of its cars worldwide as investigations of its diesel models multiplied, heaping fresh pressure on...
View ArticleVolkswagen scandal hits 11 million vehicles
Volkswagen AG said a scandal over falsified US vehicle emission tests could affect 11 million of its cars worldwide as investigations of its diesel models multiplied, heaping fresh pressure on CEO...
View ArticleVolkswagen CEO Vows to Strengthen Main Brand's Independence
Volkswagen AG will strengthen the decision-making power of its main VW brand, Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller said, sticking to a decentralization strategy his immediate predecessor was...
View ArticleAudi: 2.1 mil. cars had ‘cheat’ software
AFPFRANKFURT (AFP-Jiji) — German prosecutors on Monday announced a criminal probe against Volkswagen’s former boss Martin Winterkorn as VW group carmakers Audi and Skoda said more than three million of...
View ArticleVolkswagen chief faces grilling by board over diesel scandal
BERLIN - 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...
View ArticleVolkswagen to select replacement for Winterkorn
Scandal-wracked car giant Volkswagen will choose a new boss on Friday to lead it out of crisis after chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, insisting he knew nothing of manipulated...
View ArticleVolkswagen CEO Winterkorn resigns amid emissions cheating scandal
Martin Winterkorn resigned as chief executive of Volkswagen on Wednesday, taking responsibility for an emissions cheating scandal that has gravely damaged the car maker's reputation and may spread to...
View ArticleFrench police raid Volkswagen offices in emission scandal
Police have raided Volkswagen's French headquarters over an investigation into the massive pollution-cheating scandal that has engulfed the German auto giant, a judicial source said today....
View ArticleEmbattled VW sinks deeper into mire of emissions-cheating scandal
Shares in Volkswagen took a renewed battering Wednesday as evidence emerged that the massive pollution cheating scandal engulfing the company may also involve petrol engines, not just diesel engines....
View ArticleVW's new CEO Mueller vows action to emerge from emission scandal
Volkswagen AG's new chief executive officer, Matthias Mueller, says he'll do what it takes to overcome the worst crisis to ever engulf the German carmaker after revelations of cheating on emissions...
View ArticleSwitzerland bans sales of outdated Volkswagen cars
Switzerland has temporarily banned the sales of Volkswagen cars with rigged emissions systems in the country. A spokesman for the Swiss federal office of roadways, Thomas Rohrbach, said Friday the ban...
View ArticleGermany: VW cars with suspect software in Europe too
The software at the center of Volkswagen's emissions scandal in the U.S. was built into the automaker's cars in Europe as well, Germany said Thursday, though it isn't yet clear if it helped cheat tests...
View ArticleAudi Replaces Development Chief in Wake of Manipulation Scandal
Audi AG named Stefan Knirsch to run the luxury-car maker’s research and development, replacing 30-year company veteran Ulrich Hackenberg as parent Volkswagen AG seeks a way out of a scandal over...
View ArticleVolkswagen to start firings over emissions scandal - sources
By Jan Schwartz and Andreas Cremer HAMBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen will start firing people responsible for rigging U.S. emissions tests and shake up management on Friday, two sources familiar...
View Article'More VW heads to roll' after US emissions cheat scandal
More Volkswagen bosses are expected to fall on their swords as the German car giant's supervisory board meets over the rigging of emissions tests in the US. Meanwhile it emerged that the software at...
View ArticleVW to start firings over recent scand
Hamburg/Berlin, Sept 24 Volkswagen will start firing people responsible for rigging US emissions tests and shake up management on Friday, two sources familiar with the plans said, as the German...
View ArticleVolkswagen Appoints Porsche's Mueller CEO
Volkswagen AG’s new chief executive officer, Matthias Mueller, said he’ll do what it takes to overcome the worst crisis engulfing the German carmaker after revelations of cheating on emissions tests....
View ArticleScandal-hit Volkswagen to name new CEO
German auto giant Volkswagen was set to name its new chief executive on Friday, replacing Martin Winterkorn who quit over the global pollution cheating scandal engulfing the group. Volkswagen's...
View ArticleWith widening scandal, VW's chief executive Winterkorn finds his empire under...
By Nicola Clark & Melissa Eddy Striding past a car show model, Martin Winterkorn, trailed by aides, examined a Hyundai i30. He poked the hatchback with a measuring device he had in his pocket, then...
View ArticleVolkswagen CEO steps down, takes responsibility for scandal
BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned Wednesday, days after admitting that the world's top-selling carmaker had rigged diesel emissions to pass U.S. tests during his tenure. No...
View ArticleVW cars in Europe 'also have software built in'
The software at the centre of Volkswagen's emissions scandal in the US was built into its cars in Europe as well, though it is not yet clear if it helped cheat tests as it did in the US, Germany said....
View ArticleGermany says Volkswagen cars with suspect software in Europe too
The software at the center of Volkswagen's emissions scandal in the U.S. was built into the automaker's cars in Europe as well, though it isn't yet clear if it helped cheat tests as it did in the U.S.,...
View ArticleDiesel deception at VW spreads to core market
Around 10 million cars with the emission-cheating software are in Europe, Volkswagen's biggest market A scandal that has battered Volkswagen’s image in the United States spread to the automaker’s core...
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