Германия: Мениджърът на Volkswagen Мартин Винтеркорн подаде оставка

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Volkswagen AG Martin Winterkorn resigned from his post on Wednesday, as confirmed by Managing Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG Berthold Huber from Wolfsburg on Wednesday. "Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn has tendered his resignation as CEO," he said. On Tuesday Winterkorn issued an apology for the Volkswagen emissions scandal after it widened to include some 11 million cars on Monday. The emissions scandal involving around 11 million vehicles erupted after U.S. car emission tests. Volkswagen has reportedly set aside $7.27 billion (€6.53 billion) to cover potential costs although some experts are estimating that the whole incident could cost the car giant a total of around $18 billion (€16 billion).