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Volkswagen To Seek Dieselgate Damages From Former CEO And Former Audi Boss
Volkswagen will claim damages from former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn and former Audi boss Rupert Stadler over its diesel emissions scandal, the carmaker said on Friday, trying to draw a line under its biggest-ever crisis.
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U.S. SEC Sues Volkswagen, Ex-CEO Over Alleged Emissions Fraud On Investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Volkswagen (VW) and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn over the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal, alleging a "massive fraud" on U.S. investors.
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German Prosecutors Say Probing Former Volkswagen CEO For Fraud
German prosecutors said Friday they were investigating Volkswagen's former chief executive Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of fraud over the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, dealing a blow to the auto giant's attempts to move on from the crisis.
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Former Volkswagen CEO Emailed About Emissions: Report
Former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn received emails about the company's emissions crisis one year before it became public, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
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Volkswagen's Former CEO To Draw Salary Until December 2016: Sources
Volkswagen's former chief executive Martin Winterkorn will be paid by the carmaker until his contract expires in a year's time, sources close to the company's supervisory board said.
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Volkswagen Engineers Admitted Rigging CO2 Emissions: Bild
Several Volkswagen engineers have admitted manipulating carbon dioxide emissions data because goals set by former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn were difficult to achieve, Bild am Sonntag reported.
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German Prosecutors Say No Formal Inquiry Against Volkswagen Ex-CEO
German prosecutors said today that they had not launched a formal inquiry against Martin Winterkorn, the former chief executive of auto giant Volkswagen, contrary to what they originally stated this week.
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Volkswagen Could Pose Bigger Threat to German Economy than Greek Crisis
The Volkswagen emissions scandal has rocked Germany's business and political establishment and analysts warn the crisis at the car maker could develop into the biggest threat to Europe's largest economy.
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Opinion: Volkswagen Should Suffer the Consequences of Its Cheating
In the wake of Volkswagen's truly astonishing admission of wrongdoing, Martin Winterkorn, the chief executive of the world's No. 1 carmaker, stepped down on Wednesday. This should be only the beginning of the consequences. The U.S. government must show that it will not tolerate systematic and brazen lawbreaking. It can - and should - pursue heavy f...
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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Diesel Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen's chief executive Martin Winterkorn said Wednesday he was resigning in the wake of a spiralling scandal over pollution test cheating.
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Volkswagen CEO Apologizes for Diesel Emission Scandal
Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn on Tuesday apologized again for the carmaker's cheating of diesel emission rules in the United States and pledged full cooperation with authorities involved.
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Volkswagen Denies Report About CEO Ouster
Volkswagen denied a media report that said Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn was to be replaced amid an emissions scandal that has rocked the company.
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Volkswagen in Full-Blown Crisis as CEO Martin Winterkorn Vows to Fight: Sources
Volkswagen has plunged into a full-blown leadership crisis after Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn let it be known on Saturday he will fight for his job even though the carmaker's chairman has reportedly withdrawn confidence in the CEO.
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Volkswagen CEO to take 20 per cent pay cut in 2012: report
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn will be paid 14 million euros for 2012, 20 per cent less than the previous year, German magazine Der Spiegel reported.
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Geneva car show highlights Europe's winners and losers
GM's Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid was named European Car of the Year in Geneva.
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Volkswagen To Seek Dieselgate Damages From Former CEO And Former Audi Boss
Volkswagen will claim damages from former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn and former Audi boss Rupert Stadler over its diesel emissions scandal, the carmaker said on Friday, trying to draw a line under its biggest-ever crisis.
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U.S. SEC Sues Volkswagen, Ex-CEO Over Alleged Emissions Fraud On Investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Volkswagen (VW) and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn over the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal, alleging a "massive fraud" on U.S. investors.
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German Prosecutors Say Probing Former Volkswagen CEO For Fraud
German prosecutors said Friday they were investigating Volkswagen's former chief executive Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of fraud over the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, dealing a blow to the auto giant's attempts to move on from the crisis.
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Former Volkswagen CEO Emailed About Emissions: Report
Former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn received emails about the company's emissions crisis one year before it became public, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
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Volkswagen's Former CEO To Draw Salary Until December 2016: Sources
Volkswagen's former chief executive Martin Winterkorn will be paid by the carmaker until his contract expires in a year's time, sources close to the company's supervisory board said.
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Volkswagen Engineers Admitted Rigging CO2 Emissions: Bild
Several Volkswagen engineers have admitted manipulating carbon dioxide emissions data because goals set by former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn were difficult to achieve, Bild am Sonntag reported.
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German Prosecutors Say No Formal Inquiry Against Volkswagen Ex-CEO
German prosecutors said today that they had not launched a formal inquiry against Martin Winterkorn, the former chief executive of auto giant Volkswagen, contrary to what they originally stated this week.
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Volkswagen Could Pose Bigger Threat to German Economy than Greek Crisis
The Volkswagen emissions scandal has rocked Germany's business and political establishment and analysts warn the crisis at the car maker could develop into the biggest threat to Europe's largest economy.
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Opinion: Volkswagen Should Suffer the Consequences of Its Cheating
In the wake of Volkswagen's truly astonishing admission of wrongdoing, Martin Winterkorn, the chief executive of the world's No. 1 carmaker, stepped down on Wednesday. This should be only the beginning of the consequences. The U.S. government must show that it will not tolerate systematic and brazen lawbreaking. It can - and should - pursue heavy f...
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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Diesel Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen's chief executive Martin Winterkorn said Wednesday he was resigning in the wake of a spiralling scandal over pollution test cheating.
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Volkswagen CEO Apologizes for Diesel Emission Scandal
Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn on Tuesday apologized again for the carmaker's cheating of diesel emission rules in the United States and pledged full cooperation with authorities involved.
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Volkswagen Denies Report About CEO Ouster
Volkswagen denied a media report that said Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn was to be replaced amid an emissions scandal that has rocked the company.
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Volkswagen in Full-Blown Crisis as CEO Martin Winterkorn Vows to Fight: Sources
Volkswagen has plunged into a full-blown leadership crisis after Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn let it be known on Saturday he will fight for his job even though the carmaker's chairman has reportedly withdrawn confidence in the CEO.
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Volkswagen CEO to take 20 per cent pay cut in 2012: report
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn will be paid 14 million euros for 2012, 20 per cent less than the previous year, German magazine Der Spiegel reported.
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Geneva car show highlights Europe's winners and losers
GM's Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid was named European Car of the Year in Geneva.
