New VW CEO testified in US on emissions scandal — report

BERLIN

Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess travelled to the United States this month to testify to authorities there about the carmaker’s emissions scandal, German newspaper Bild reported on Tuesday.

Diess, who took office last month after his predecessor Matthias Mueller was ousted as CEO by major stakeholders, spoke with representatives of the US Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bild said, without citing the source of the information. Diess, who joined Volkswagen (VW) in July 2015, about two months before the “Dieselgate” scandal broke, was accompanied by Larry Thompson, the US monitor appointed last year to oversee reforms at the German group, the newspaper said. VW declined to comment on the report.