Poetsch said the company had suspended nine managers suspected of being involved in the scandal and promised the company would beef up its internal oversights. Importantly, VW says these measures will help reduce the dependence on individuals when problematic processes have to be identified or escalated. The automaker has decided that in the future, emissions tests will be evaluated externally and independently.
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As time goes on, the public will be privy to more revelations from VW’s investigation over its emissions scandal, regarded as the worst crisis in the automaker’s 78-year history.
Volkswagen describes a “chain of errors” that were allowed to happen, and has traced the origin of the scandal back to a decision to launch a big promotion of diesel vehicles in the U.S.in 2005.
It said also said there was no indication that board members were involved in the affair.
It also indicated that owners in Europe – where some 8 million vehicles are affected – may be offered compensation for a decline in resale values. However, he added to reporters that “Based on what we know today, it was a very limited group which acted irresponsibly”.
“Volkswagen does not need its own Airbus, so we will be selling the aircraft”, Mueller said.
‘Although the current situation is serious, this company will not be broken by it’.
Little has emerged so far from those probes, but VW has said that around 50 employees have come forward so far to testify. We are looking forward to the future of VW. The 1.2-liter TDI recall is now scheduled to begin in the second quarter. “The costs of implementing these solutions will be manageable in technical, manufacturing, and financial terms”.
German transportation regulators are yet to confirm whether the new figure Volkswagen gave actually holds truth.
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Mueller said Thursday the scandal allowed for much-needed change within VW. The US has stricter standards, however, and both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board must approve any suggested fixes before going forward.
