When asked by German prosecutors, Ferdinand Piech, the former Chairman of the Supervisory Board, said that he had asked the former CEO about the US investigations in February 2015. According to Piech, Winterkorn then answered that he was not aware of the diesel engine problems while Piech insisted that he had received information from internal VW sources. After the Geneva Automobile Show in March, he asked again Winterkorn but he was again rebuffed. Subsequently, Piech said that he was ‘at dista ....
04 Feb 2017
Piech accuses Winterkorn of knowing about Dieselgate since early 2015
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Piech accuses Winterkorn of knowing about Dieselgate since early 2015
When asked by German prosecutors, Ferdinand Piech, the former Chairman of the Supervisory Board, said that he had asked the former CEO about the US investigations in February 2015. According to Piech, Winterkorn then answered that he was not aware of the diesel engine problems while Piech insisted that he had received information from internal VW sources. After the Geneva Automobile Show in March, he asked again Winterkorn but he was again rebuffed. Subsequently, Piech said that he was ‘at dista ....