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| VW's Matthias Mueller: Changes will not be painless | VW's Matthias Mueller: Changes will not be painless |
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| VW is facing changes that "will not be painless" in the wake of its emissions scandal, the car giant's new chief executive, Matthias Mueller, has said. | VW is facing changes that "will not be painless" in the wake of its emissions scandal, the car giant's new chief executive, Matthias Mueller, has said. |
| All investments that were not deemed absolutely necessary would be abandoned or delayed, he said. | All investments that were not deemed absolutely necessary would be abandoned or delayed, he said. |
| Technical solutions were "within view" and the firm would do everything it could to keep jobs secure, he added. | Technical solutions were "within view" and the firm would do everything it could to keep jobs secure, he added. |
| Europe's biggest carmaker has said emissions test-cheating software is present in 11 million diesel vehicles. | Europe's biggest carmaker has said emissions test-cheating software is present in 11 million diesel vehicles. |
| Mr Mueller told employees at VW's Wolfsburg home plant in Germany: "I will be very open: this will not be painless." | Mr Mueller told employees at VW's Wolfsburg home plant in Germany: "I will be very open: this will not be painless." |
| Future investment in plant, technology and vehicles would be put "under scrutiny". | Future investment in plant, technology and vehicles would be put "under scrutiny". |
| "We will do everything to ensure that Volkswagen will stand for good and secure jobs in the future," he added. | "We will do everything to ensure that Volkswagen will stand for good and secure jobs in the future," he added. |
| The emissions scandal engulfed the German car giant after it admitted cheating emissions tests in the US. | The emissions scandal engulfed the German car giant after it admitted cheating emissions tests in the US. |
| In the UK, 1.2 million vehicles could be affected. Elsewhere in Europe, France and Italy have opened investigations into the rigging of the tests. |