Martin Winterkorn has been advised on the faker software in 2014 – L’argus

 A letter was sent to Martin Winterkorn in May 2014 to inform him of a problem. The big boss would he not read ?.
 
 

 
 
 
 

Martin Winterkorn knew. It is in this case that understands the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag. It reveals that the former boss of the Volkswagen group had been warned by a letter from an employee, in May 2014, the US authorities were likely to check vehicles in the group. These suspected the use of a deceptive device.

This letter would be part of the documents gathered in the course of the internal investigation conducted by the US law firm Jones Day at the request of the manufacturer.

An unexplained anomaly

The editor
mail (unidentified but considered the firefighter Martin Winterkorn) had written it to inform an anomaly.

This letter basically said that “the manufacturer’s quality and safety department could not provide any explanation for the high rates of oxide emissions by nitrogen. As a result, US authorities were likely to make the search for a test recognition software “.

Martin Winterkorn could he not see the mail?

Martin Winterkorn really did he know? At the time of his resignation, he had not he said: “ I do this in the interest of the company that I am not aware of any misconduct on my part,”

the big boss would not he read the letter addressed to him? Would he have overlooked?

The internal investigations of the company, which should be finalized in the second half of April, should provide answers.