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Volkswagen cars in the company's "car city" in Wolfsburg. (Photo: Infinite Ache)

Volkswagen scandal triggers hunt for political responsibility

Volkswagen's top executive Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday (23 September) amidst growing incredulity that no one at the political level was aware of the car manufacturer's practice of rigging emissions tests.

German MP Oliver Krischer said on Tuesday that the German government must have known that Volkswagen had installed software in some of its diesel cars that made it appear during laboratory tests that the cars were polluting less than they actually were.

"The governmen...

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Volkswagen cars in the company's "car city" in Wolfsburg. (Photo: Infinite Ache)

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