VW leadership seen the exhaust case has already come in September 2015

VW's leadership saw the case of exhaust gases in September 2015

WOLFSBURG. In the emissions scandal, the VW group headquarters with its defense strategy gets a defense according to a media report.

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The "Süddeutsche Zeitung" reported in its Wednesday edition that contrary to the direction of VW was surprised on September 18, 2015 by the US authorities of the scandal of the exhaust gas in the head office had already been "high alert" prevailed. Renowned lawyers, inspectors and engine developers, including Martin Winterkorn's confidante, then managing director at the time, warned in e-mails that the situation was getting out of hand. In a letter dated 13 September 2015, Bernd Gottweis – then responsible for problem cases at VW – to a prominent lawyer, the newspaper said: "Volkswagen has lost credibility with the authorities." It should be expected in the short term with a US justice complaint. The confession of cheating on exhaust emissions in the United States has not resolved the conflict with environmental authorities. According to "SZ" similar statements were then abundant.

Thus, on September 13, also wrote a senior developer, among others, the board of directors of the brand VW Heinz-Jakob Neußer, the situation with the US authorities has tightened. And on September 12, the company's lead lawyers forwarded an email, according to which Volkswagen in the United States has not shown any apparent remorse and faulty car production has continued to function

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of a total of nine billion euros. The shareholders accuse the automaker of not having informed them in time of the handling of the exhaust gases and its threatening financial consequences. The company is defending itself with the index, he had hoped in September 2015 an agreement with the US authorities. That the US EPA then made the case public and found a violation of the law, VW's board of directors described as a "shock experience" as reported by the Journal of a memorial

On the other hand, SZ ", NDR and WDR, a senior VW executive had already in July 2015, an internal investigation and a required shareholder disclosure. he wanted to report to the executive committee but did not speak

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