FRANKFURT, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Volkswagen will get 90 more days to test its compliance programmes required under a criminal plea agreement with the U.S. government after an emissions cheating scandal, the German carmaker said on Thursday. Volkswagen said it had made the request for the extension to the U.S. Department of Justice and its independent compliance auditor, and that they had approved the extra time. Reporting by Tom Sims; editing by Thomas Seythal
Volkswagen has been given an extra 90 days to test it in the United States and Europe, but that is unlikely to be enough time for regulators to approve it.