Volkswagen to refit cars affected by emissions scandal

Berlin

VOLKSWAGEN said on Tuesday it will repair up to 11 million vehicles and overhaul its namesake brand following the scandal over its rigging of emissions tests.

New chief executive Matthias Mueller said that the German carmaker would tell customers in the coming days they would need to have diesel vehicles with illegal software refitted, a move which some analysts have said could cost more than US$6.5 billion.