According to the Justice Department, Hadler and Dorenkamp directed employees to develop and install the technology to evade emissions testing. We are no longer the same company we were 16 months ago.”Indeed, Volkswagen shed several top executives and implemented other internal changes after the emission scandal came to light. That court date has not been set, a Justice Department spokesman said. Those devices and accompanying software allowed Volkswagen to evade regulators for years, the Justice Department asserts. In all, the emissions-cheating scandal touched 11 million vehicles worldwide, including more than half a million sold in the United States.

Source: Washington Post January 11, 2017 18:33 UTC