Volkswagen Group of America ##makers and CEO , Michael Horn , and the automotive Protection Agency are invited to testify before a Congressional oversight panel on Thursday , as Americans await the recall of 482,000 Volkswagen vehicles included in the cheating scandal on diesel - emissions tests . The hearing is entitled " Volkswagen 's Emissions Cheating Allegations : Initial Questions ” , and apparently the purpose of the hearing is so that consumers can find out the " facts and circumstances surrounding Volkswagen 's reported Clean Air emissions violations and what they mean for consumers and the general public . "
Volkswagen Group of America President and CEO, Michael Horn, and the Environmental Protection Agency are scheduled to testify before a Congressional oversight panel on Thursday, as Americans await the recall of 482,000 Volkswagen vehicles included in the cheating scandal on diesel-emissions tests. The hearing is entitled "Volkswagen's Emissions Cheating Allegations: Initial Questions”, and apparently the purpose of the hearing is so that lawmakers can find out the "facts and circumstances surrounding Volkswagen's reported Clean Air Act violations and what they mean for consumers and the general public."