Ex-VW chairman Piech refuses to testify in German emissions inquiry

Piech informed top directors at VW about potential cheating six months before the scandal became public, a German report said.

By:

Jan Schwartz and Andreas Cremer

February 12, 2017 05:00 AM

HAMBURG/BERLIN -- Ex-Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech, who resigned after a showdown with former CEO Martin Winterkorn, has refused to testify to German lawmakers investigating a possible government role in the VW emissions scandal, according to his lawyer.

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