The report comes as Volkswagen continues to reel from revelations that its diesel cars were equipped with software “defeat devices” created to cheat in emissions tests.
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In a joint interview with VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh published by German news agency DPA on Friday, Herbert Diess also said he saw no threat of job cuts for permanent staff as a result of the scandal. And the company stresses it can not get anyone off the hook for criminal probes. Workers could be transferred to other duties, however. Diess said the offer was being made in the interests of “full and swift clarification” of the scandal that has shaken the company.
“Based on raw data partly increased nitric oxide levels in different driving and environmental conditions have been identified so far”. After the initial recall, VW admitted that 11 million vehicles worldwide were affected by the software cheatware. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas blamed by scientists for global warming, and faces increasingly strict limits in Europe.
Despite VW dropping Winterkorn as CEO in an apparent display of accountability, the executive continued to retain leading roles at Audi and Porsche SE. That has led to questions about whether insiders can clean up the mess.
A German business magazine alleged Friday that the European Commission was tipped off as early as 2011 to the emissions discrepancies that have turned into a massive scandal at auto powerhouse Volkswagen.
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Volkswagen AG (VW) set a deadline at the end of this month for its whistle-blower program created to encourage workers to disclose information about the automaker’s two emissions scandals in a move to speed up investigations.
