VW names head of Porsche unit, Mueller, new CEO

Volkswagen’s board is widely expected to announce its new chief executive, thought to be Porsche boss Mattias Muller, later today.

Prior to joining the Volkswagen corporation in 2007, Müller worked at German automaker Audi.

Interim chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen, Berthold Huber, said: “Matthias Müller is a person of great strategic, entrepreneurial and social competence”. It is decisive that such a thing may never happen again at Volkswagen which is why in the group we will enforce even more strict compliance and governance standards.

NPR’s Yuki Noguchi says the counter-measures the EPA says it will deploy would be created to detect so-called defeat devices that block accurate test results. On the road, the diesels can emit up to 40-times more nitrogen oxides than permitted under US law.

“Based on our knowledge right now, light trucks as well as cars made by Volkswagen are also affected by the improper influence of emissions of diesel engines”, Mr. Dobrindt said.

The Swiss authorities have also confirmed that investigations were still ongoing in the case.

BMW said in a statement that it was not familiar with the test and would ask the ICCT for clarification. Dr. Martin Winterkorn’s resignation, which was offered Wednesday.

As CEO I accept responsibility for the irregularities that have been found in diesel engines and have therefore requested the Supervisory Board to agree on terminating my function as CEO of the Volkswagen Group. Winterkorn had a very long meeting with the Volkswagen executive committee before stepping down from his office. “His ascendency is backed by a history of successful leadership at Audi, Lamborghini and Porsche, making him the obvious choice to replace Winterkorn”, said Karl Brauer, senior analyst at Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com. “Volkswagen needs a fresh start – also in terms of…”

Matthias Mueller has officially been named the new CEO of the Volkswagen Group effective immediately the German automaker announced on Friday. Before moving to Porsche, he headed all vehicle projects of the group’s many brands for three years.