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| VW scandal: staff suspended as car giant appoints new CEO | |
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| Volkswagen has blamed the emissions scandal at the car maker on a “small group” of people and suspended staff as it unveiled Matthias Müller as its new chief executive. | |
| Müller pledged to leave “no stone unturned” in an investigation, but did not reveal how many staff have been suspended and who they are. | |
| Müller was speaking as he was unveiled as the new boss of the troubled German car maker. | |
| “My most urgent task is to win back trust for the Volkswagen Group – by leaving no stone unturned and with maximum transparency, as well as drawing the right conclusions from the current situation,” he said. | |
| Müller has worked at Volkswagen for more than 30 years. He joined the company’s Audi subsidiary in 1971, training as a toolmaker and then studying computer science. He was group head of product planning from 2007 and has headed the Porsche sports car division since 2010. | Müller has worked at Volkswagen for more than 30 years. He joined the company’s Audi subsidiary in 1971, training as a toolmaker and then studying computer science. He was group head of product planning from 2007 and has headed the Porsche sports car division since 2010. |
| The 62-year-old was chosen by Volkswagen’s board at a meeting on Friday to replace Martin Winterkorn, who resigned on Wednesday following revelations in the US that Volkswagen installed software on diesel cars to disguise emission levels in tests. | The 62-year-old was chosen by Volkswagen’s board at a meeting on Friday to replace Martin Winterkorn, who resigned on Wednesday following revelations in the US that Volkswagen installed software on diesel cars to disguise emission levels in tests. |
| VW also announced a corporate restructuring designed to simplify its management team. This will involve operations in the US, Canada and Mexico combined under a new North America arm, and Porsche grouped with fellow luxury brands Bugatti and Bentley. | |
| Bernd Osterloh, chairman of VW’s work council and a member of the executive committee, said: “A small group has done damage to our company. We need a climate where mistakes are not hidden.” |