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.
May 04, 2018, 15:59 PM ISTGerman 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.
Jan 27, 2017, 19:09 PM ISTVolkswagen 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.
Mar 03, 2016, 17:59 PM ISTGerman 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.
Oct 01, 2015, 17:52 PM ISTVolkswagen 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."
Sep 29, 2015, 17:21 PM ISTFormer 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.
Sep 28, 2015, 18:00 PM ISTScandal-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.
Sep 25, 2015, 23:11 PM IST
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.
Sep 24, 2015, 21:05 PM ISTVolkwagen`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.
Sep 24, 2015, 20:42 PM ISTVolkswagen'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.
Sep 24, 2015, 19:11 PM ISTScandal could affect Volkswagen's football sponsorship, claim experts
The emissions scandal engulfing German carmaker Volkswagen could have consequences for the Bundesliga, experts warned on Thursday, as the company invests hundreds of millions of euros in German foo
Sep 24, 2015, 19:04 PM ISTVolkswagen 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.
Sep 24, 2015, 17:01 PM ISTVolkswagen 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.
Sep 24, 2015, 16:26 PM ISTVolkswagen 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.
Sep 23, 2015, 22:56 PM ISTVolkswagen 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.
Sep 23, 2015, 21:56 PM ISTVolkswagen 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.
Sep 23, 2015, 18:39 PM ISTVolkswagen 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.
Sep 22, 2015, 23:13 PM ISTCEO 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.
Sep 22, 2015, 18:31 PM ISTVolkswagen 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.
Sep 22, 2015, 18:20 PM ISTVW 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.
Sep 21, 2015, 12:23 PM IST