Volkswagen has said Martin Winterkorn was present at a meeting in July 2015 in which the diesel situation was a topic on the ‘periphery’ of the gathering. Felix Doerr, a lawyer for Winterkorn, didn’t immediately respond to an e-mailed request for comment on the report. VW has said Winterkorn was present at a meeting in July 2015 in which the diesel situation was a topic on the “periphery” of the gathering. Bild also reported that several VW engineers who were offered suspended sentences and fines in exchange for confessions declined the overture. German supplier Robert Bosch GmbH, which provided VW with software, has also suspended several employees as a result of the investigations, Bild reported.

Source: Mint September 25, 2016 16:18 UTC