Matthias Mueller

• Volkswagen CEO apologized in person to Barack Obama over emissions scandal

  Volkswagen's CEO says he apologized in person to U.S. President Barack Obama for the carmaker's emissions scandal, in which it rigged its cars to cheat on diesel engine pollution tests.

  Consumer

  Apr 28, 2016
  
• A sorry day for Volkswagen at North American International Auto Show

  At Volkswagen's press conference in Detroit on Monday, on the stage where automakers typically get an easy ride as they show off their newest hunks of shining metal, VW executives sounded less enthused about their products and more attentive to their apologies.

  Consumer

  Jan 11, 2016
  
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• German authorities order Volkswagen to recall 2.4 million vehicles

  Germany's motor transport agency is ordering a mandatory recall of Volkswagen cars sold with software that enabled them to evade diesel emissions testing.

  World

  Oct 15, 2015
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• Volkswagen holds town hall, tells employees there will be ‘pain’

  VW's new CEO told more than 20,000 gathered workers the company will have to contain costs as it works to overcome an emissions scandal.

  Consumer

  Oct 6, 2015
• German prosecutors open investigation of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn

  German prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn to establish what his role was in the company's emissions-rigging scandal.

  Consumer

  Sep 28, 2015
• Volkswagen appoints head of Porsche brand Matthias Mueller as new CEO

  Volkswagen's board has named Matthias Mueller, the head of the group's Porsche unit, to be the new CEO and to lead the world's top-selling automaker past a growing emissions-rigging scandal.

  Consumer

  Sep 25, 2015