Wolfsburg headquarters declined to comment on Thursday when asked whether her department would now also start investigating Piech and supervisory board members. Volkswagen may take legal action against former chairman Ferdinand Piech following allegations that he told senior executives about the diesel emissions cheating scandal six months before it was exposed. Piech informed then-CEO Martin Winterkorn, and other members of the steering committee of the supervisory board, about the cheating devices in March 2015, according to reports by Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper. Piech left the firm the following month. The German newspaper said VW had been aware since at least September 2015 that its cars were equipped with software designed to cheat on pollution tests.
Volkswagen may take legal action against former chairman Ferdinand Piech following allegations that he told senior executives about the diesel emissions cheating scandal six months before it was exposed. Piech informed then-CEO Martin Winterkorn, and other members of the steering committee of the supervisory board, about the cheating devices in March 2015, according to reports by Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper. Piech left the firm the following month. The German newspaper said VW had been aware since at least September 2015 that its cars were equipped with software designed to cheat on pollution tests.