NPR: Martin Winterkorn steps down a day after the company admitted to cheating emissions tests.
NPR: Martin Winterkorn steps down a day after the company admitted to cheating emissions tests.
“I am shocked by the events of the past few days,” Winterkown said in a statement released Wednesday. “Above all, I am stunned that misconduct on such a scale was possible in the Volkswagen Group.”
“As CEO I accept responsibility for the irregularities that have been found in diesel engines and have therefore requested the Supervisory Board to agree on terminating my function as CEO of the Volkswagen Group. I am doing this in the interests of the company even though I am not aware of any wrong doing on my part.
