VW chief's unglamorous mission in Detroit
Mueller to apologise over emission-cheating software scandal next week
Washington
WHEN the world's leading carmakers unveil glitzy new models at the Detroit car show next week, Volkswagen's chief executive Matthias Mueller will be in town on a less glamorous mission.
In his first US visit since American regulators said Volkswagen cheated pollution tests, Mr Mueller will apologise over a scandal that plunged the German car giant into the deepest crisis of its history and could cost billions in fines, recalls and class-action lawsuits.
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