Volkswagen U.S. Boss Admits 'We Have Totally Screwed Up,' as Probe Spreads
- 9 years ago
The chief executive of the Volkswagen Group of America used the launch of the 2015 Passat to issue an abject apology after the German automaker was caught cheating on U.S. emissions tests.
Michael Horn told the audience at the lavish launch event in New York on Monday that "our company was dishonest, with the EPA and the California Air Resources board, and with all of you and in my German words, we have totally screwed up."
"Along with our German headquarters we are committed to do what must be done, and to begin to restore your trust," he told the audience at the Passat launch, which featured a performance by rocker Lenny Kravitz, as well as German beer, pretzels and fondue.
On Tuesday, Olaf Lies, a German politician who also sits on Volkswagen's supervisory board, told radio station Deutschlandfunk that he expected heads to roll at the company once it is clear who was responsible for falsifying the U.S. tests.
Michael Horn told the audience at the lavish launch event in New York on Monday that "our company was dishonest, with the EPA and the California Air Resources board, and with all of you and in my German words, we have totally screwed up."
"Along with our German headquarters we are committed to do what must be done, and to begin to restore your trust," he told the audience at the Passat launch, which featured a performance by rocker Lenny Kravitz, as well as German beer, pretzels and fondue.
On Tuesday, Olaf Lies, a German politician who also sits on Volkswagen's supervisory board, told radio station Deutschlandfunk that he expected heads to roll at the company once it is clear who was responsible for falsifying the U.S. tests.