German Government ‘Knew about VW Emissions Test Rigging — But Did Nothing to Stop It’
Shares in Volkswagen swing wildly as scandal grows bigger, CEO’s future at the company remains unclear and German government denies allegations it was ‘in on’ the emissions deception. Meanwhile VW is understood to have hired BP oil spill lawyers as more US states launch investigations.
Angela Merkel rejects claims government knew about emissions deception
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has rejected allegations that it knew about Volkswagen’s attempts to deceive US regulators and consumers about emissions before the scandal became public.
German transport minister Alexander Dobrindt told reports today that allegations by Germany’s opposition Green party that the government knew about the practices exposed at Volkswagen “are erroneous”
“Like all of us, I found out about it last weekend when I read the newspapers. The German government had no knowledge of this, including anything about defeat mechanisms,” he said, adding that the VW case involves “improper tampering with the vehicle that’s explicitly prohibited under European and German rules.”
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