German prosecutor is investigating former CEO Volkswagen – nrc.nl

The morning sun illuminates the logo of Volkswagen at a plant in Germany Wolfsburg. Photo EPA / Julian Streets Schulte

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German prosecutors have launched an investigation into Martin Winterkorn, chief executive stepped up the last week of car group Volkswagen. Justice will determine who is responsible for large-scale fraud committed by the sales of cars with emissions over software that manipulates data. Prosecutors in Braunschweig have received several declarations, including one from Volkswagen itself, reports Associated Press.

Earlier today it was announced that the discredited auto group responsible for research and development at Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche has been suspended. The supervisory board Friday would have already decided to make a number of staff inactive until more is known about the emission scandal, as have people familiar with the decision told Reuters. The car manufacturers have not responded.

Wrong software in Audi’s

Earlier this month it became clear that the German company has rigged to make it look cleaner diesel cars. Last week, the oil slick spread further and further. The group management had last week recognized that widespread tampering with emission testing of nearly half a million-selling diesel cars in the US, after the US environmental watchdog EPA had announced it.

Measurements of pollutants were manipulated. The new head of Volkswagen gets Berlin until next Wednesday to take action after the diesel scandal

Update 11:44:. Wrong software Audi

From Audi luxury brand globally 2.1 million cars equipped with the fraudulent software. A spokesperson said that it is more than 1.4 million Audi cars with EU5 type of motor in Western Europe, including the models A1 to A6, TT, Q5 and Q3.

VW forbidden

The price of Volkswagen plunged in the days after more than 20 percent down. About fourteen billion in market value in one day went up in smoke. Only in the US, the company risks a fine of up to 16 billion euros from EPA. The guidance set for the expected fines 6.5 billion aside and issued a profit warning. In Switzerland, new Volkswagen diesels are equipped with the software that test results can be manipulated, now banned on the road.

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