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In the affair of manipulated exhaust emissions there is evidence, as long as VW has the scandal may cover up. According to internal documents was VW CEO Winterkorn already in May 2014. good in the picture – and not only in September 2015 as he claimed so far.
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How long did the executive suite at Volkswagen from exhaust scandal before the mandatory announcement of the Group on 22 September 2015, the public official, as it is legally necessary, taught? This important issue is also tied up the court, when it comes to dimension, has what financial damage Volkswagen done with his cheating software.
From internal reports available to the “Bild am Sonntag” now, it is apparent that VW boss Martin Winterkorn has been informed in writing in May 2014 a staff of impending investigations in the United States. Winterkorn himself had previously claimed to have learned only in September 2015 from the exhaust manipulation -. Just before the US authorities on September 18, so went to the public
As the magazine writes, there is a document from winter grain “firefighter” in the group, which warned the CEO in the United States before the excessive exhaust emissions of diesel vehicles – fully 16 months before diesel gate broke
in the note it is about how the measurements of the US. authorities where the allowable nitrogen levels (NOx) have been exceeded by up to 35 times. These Winterskorn confidante Bernd Gottweis writes according to “Bild am Sonntag”: “A sound explanation for the dramatically increased NOx emissions can the authorities not be given, it can be assumed that the authorities will investigate the VW-systems to determine whether. Volkswagen has implemented a test detection in the engine control device software (so-called defeat device). ” That is, at this early stage there was already the suspicion that the Americans could after a manipulation software Search.
In order to understand the internal workings of the Group, currently are piles of file folders from both the internal financial audit, and auditors the US law firm Jones Day sighted. Are the documents available to the newspaper founded, they bring not only the group but also Winterkorn provide explanations. It would mean that VW managers have covered up the exhaust affair for years.
problems, yes. Cheating software, no.
More aboutThe former CEO of Volkswagen declined to comment on the report to request the newspaper. Compared to the US law firm Jones Day, which aims to inform the scandal on behalf of VW, Winterkorn had formulated his knowledge of the case as follows: He found out in May 2014. of the problems with excessive exhaust values in America. to have been aware of the use of a cheat software, but he denied.
According to newspaper, there is a second document, the impact net and Winterkorn. Accordingly, a high-ranking VW managers already confirmed on 5 August 2015 compared to the Deputy Chief of the Environmental Authority CARB the illegal emissions. After this confession the view were taken in Wolfsburg believes that it will send to the Group significant fines and damages.
Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess have also demanded proposals following crisis meetings on 24 and 25 August as the exhaust fraud should be handled, it said. All this took place behind closed doors. Mind you: Only 3 September confessed VW over to the US authorities, the manipulation of the exhaust gas values. Nearly three weeks later, the ad hoc announcement that made the share price slump. Within two days 27 million euros were destroyed.
Source: n-tv.de
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