Volkswagen engineer James Liang pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of conspiracy in the company’s emissions cheating scandal and has agreed to cooperate in the widening criminal investigation. US finds evidence Volkswagen acted criminally in emissions scandal – report Read moreVW previously admitted to cheating on US diesel emissions tests for several years after researchers found about 500,000 of its cars contained a software that would reduce emissions while the car was undergoing a government-administered emissions test. Liang pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud against US regulators and customers and to violating the Clean Air Act. Liang worked at Volkswagen since 1983, beginning in Germany and then moving to the US in 2008 – two years after the government says the conspiracy began. He was part of the team of engineers working on the diesel engine at the center of the emissions tests cheating scandal.

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2016 17:20 UTC