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March 10, 2016

U.S. Volkswagen Head Resigns Amid Emissions Cheating Scandal
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The U.S. head of Volkswagen has resigned amid the ongoing fallout from
the auto giant's emissions cheating scandal. Michael Horn served as the
U.S. chief executive since 2014. This comes about six months after the
global head of Volkswagen, Martin Winterkorn, also resigned. The Justice
Department has sued German automaker Volkswagen after accusing it of
installing devices in its vehicles to skirt U.S. emissions regulations.
U.S. regulators say Volkswagen vehicles were emitting up to 40 times
more pollution than U.S. standards allow.
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