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Business Matters: US VW Boss Admits he Knew of Emissions Rigging

08/10/2015 GMT

US VW Boss Admits he Knew of Emissions Rigging

BBC World Service - Business Matters, US VW Boss Admits he Knew of Emissions Rigging

US Volkswagen CEO Michael Horn will confirm he knew of emission rigging from spring 2014

US Volkswagen CEO Michael Horn will confirm he knew of emission rigging from spring 2014.

Volkswagen's US boss has admitted he was aware early last year of the emissions cheating affecting millions of the company's vehicles. Michael Horn said he was told about a possible emissions non-compliance in the spring of 2014. The revelation was made in a testimony due to be presented to a House committee investigating the scandal on Thursday. We hear from experts from across the globe about what this will mean for the car company's future in the US.

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