Report: VW execs knew about fuel economy, emissions cheating a year ago

Ars Technica
By Sebastian AnthonyNov 30, 2015, 8:42 am135 pts
Volkswagen's outgoing CEO, Martin Winterkorn, knew about the company's emissions and fuel economy cheating a full year before they became public knowledge, the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reports. The newspaper reports that VW stopped selling the Polo TDI BlueMotion back in spring 2015 because it had…

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