Wolfsburg Headquarters

Construction workers at Volkswagen's headquarters in Wolfsburg found metal fragments, which turned out to be unexploded bombs from the second world war.

The new chief of scandal-hit Volkswagen braced his workforce for tough times ahead today, admitting that billions laid aside for fines and damages arising from a massive pollution cheating scam will not be enough.

VW's supervisory board was scheduled to approve the appointment of the 62-year-old manager, at a meeting in the carmaker's headquarters in Wolfsburg, northern Germany, on Friday morning.

Construction workers at Volkswagen's headquarters in Wolfsburg found metal fragments, which turned out to be unexploded bombs from the second world war.

The new chief of scandal-hit Volkswagen braced his workforce for tough times ahead today, admitting that billions laid aside for fines and damages arising from a massive pollution cheating scam will not be enough.

VW's supervisory board was scheduled to approve the appointment of the 62-year-old manager, at a meeting in the carmaker's headquarters in Wolfsburg, northern Germany, on Friday morning.