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German MPs to grill Volkswagen's former CEO over 'Dieselgate' scam

Published Thu, Jan 19, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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DISGRACED former Volkswagen (VW) boss Martin Winterkorn faced a grilling by German lawmakers on Thursday, as accusations grow of top executives at the beleaguered auto giant colluding to cover up emissions cheating.

The former chief executive's testimony will be "particularly important" in the light of the latest allegations against the VW group, said Herbert Behrens, who heads a special parliamentary committee investigating the "dieselgate" scandal.

Mr Winterkorn resigned in September 2015, days after the VW group admitted it had installed software in 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide to dupe emissions tests and make the…

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