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Over the weekend, Winterkorn said in a statement that, “I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public”.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday Europe’s biggest carmaker used software for diesel VW and Audi branded cars that deceived regulators measuring toxic emissions and could face penalties of up to $18 billion. “I personally am deeply sorry that...

However, during normal driving the cars give off between 10 and 40 times the legal pollution limit, according to the EPA.

The government has confirmed there were about 700 tonnes of the deadly chemical sodium cyanide in a warehouse that blew up on August 12, killing at least 114 and devastating a huge swath of the city.