News Digest Item
17 Aug 2016

"Wolfsburg Problems"

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

The costs of the VW diesel emissions scandal keep on rising with a never-ending succession of new court cases in the US and Europe, writes Carsten Germis in a commentary for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The new VW CEO Matthias Müller wants to transform the carmaker based in Wolfsburg into a global leader in e-cars  and mobility services, but the costly aftermath of the scandal puts these plans at risk. "Every cent that the company will have to pay will be missing for investments in electric mobility and the cars’ digital future."

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