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Diesel emissions scandal: Volkswagen to pay $1.2 billion fine imposed by German prosecutors
•Auto giant Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would pay a one billion euro ($1.2 billion) fine imposed by German prosecutors for diesel emissions cheating
Volkswagen's former executive Martin Winterkorn charged with conspiracy, fraud over emissions scandal
•Winterkorn is Volkswagen's highest-ranking executive to be charged in a probe into the German company, which "deceived American regulators and defrauded American consumers for years,
VW's Dieselgate: Lawmakers to question German Chancellor Angela Merkel over role in scandal
•German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces on Wednesday a grilling by lawmakers investigating if her government shielded Volkswagen from regulators despite knowing the auto giant was carrying out emissions cheating.
Prosecutors confirm proble investigating Volkswagen AG's chairman
Fp Archives •German prosecutors confirmed on Monday they are investigating Volkswagen AG's supervisory board chairman over suspected market manipulation, in another blow to efforts to contain fallout from the automaker's diesel emissions scandal.
Volkswagen USA CEO Michael Horn resigns
Overdrive •Michael Horn assumed the role as CEO of Volkswagen Group of America in January 2014
Volkswagen emissions scandal: US Justice Department sends subpoena under bank fraud law
Overdrive •The company is in talks with the US Justice Department, EPA and CARB to decide a settlement plan
Volkswagen Group appoints Porsche chairman Matthias M¼ller as its CEO
Overdrive •His appointment comes in the wake of the Volkswagen diesel gate scandal
Volkswagen emissions scandal: German prosecutors open probe of VW ex-CEO Winterkorn
Fp Archives •German prosecutors announced Monday they have opened a criminal investigation into Volkswagen's former chief executive Martin Winterkorn over a worldwide pollution cheating scandal.
Volkswagen to name Porsche head as new CEO for driving it out of current crisis: source
Fp Archives •Matthias Mueller, the head of its Porsche sports car brand, will take responsibility for steering Volkswagen through the biggest business crisis in its 78-year history
Porsche's Mueller takes reins at Volkswagen: Here's how largest emissions scandal unfolded
Fp Staff •Longtime CEO of Volkswagen, Martin Winterkorn stepped down on Wednesday, days after admitting that the world's top-selling carmaker had rigged diesel emissions to pass US tests during his tenure.
