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 Oct 17 to test it compliance programmes by US authorities with which the car maker had reached a criminal plea deal after the emissions cheating scandal. The company said the US Department of Justice and its auditor had agreed to its request for an extension.