Volkswagen has appointed a historian to look into the carmaker’s actions during Brazil’s military dictatorship, following allegations it had allowed the torture of employees critical of the regime. Brazil president weeps as she unveils report on military dictatorship's abuses Read moreVolkswagen said on Thursday that it had commissioned Professor Christopher Kopper of Bielefeld University in Germany “to clarify the group’s role during the military dictatorship in Brazil”. But Grieger’s departure apparently came after he criticised a study into the past of VW’s Audi subsidiary which he said downplayed its Nazi links, DPA news agency reported. They are not based on anything,” it said in a reaction sent to AFP. “Volkswagen has consistently and honestly worked through its corporate history, and will continue to do so,” it added.

Source: The Guardian November 04, 2016 01:48 UTC