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VW's Matthias Mueller: Recall to start in January | |
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VW expects to start a recall of cars affected by its emissions scandal in January, the car giant's new chief executive, Matthias Mueller, has said. | |
All affected cars will be fixed by the end of 2020, he told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. | |
Only a few employees have been involved in the scandal, he added in the interview. | |
Europe's biggest carmaker has said emissions test-cheating software is present in 11 million diesel vehicles. | |
Earlier, Mr Mueller told employees at VW's Wolfsburg home plant in Germany the firm is facing changes that "will not be painless." | |
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. |
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. | 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. |