Breaking News: VW CEO Resigns Amid Growing Crisis

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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Growing Emissions-Cheating Crisis Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has announced his resignation just days after the automaker's diesel scandal hit the press. "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 said in a statement released earlier today. "I am doing this in the interests of the company even though I am not aware of any wrongdoing on my part." >> SEE ALL THE DETAILS HERE. >> Spied: This New Jeep SUV Will Replace the Compass, Patriot 2017 Audi A4 First Drive: Right Direction 2016 Nissan Altima: Fresh Styling, MPG Video Captures Insane Crash at the 'Ring Celeb Drive: 'Shark Tank' Investor Herjavec ALL ABOUT THE VOLKWAGEN EMISSIONS CHEATING SCANDAL 'Defeat Device' Software Actually on 11 Million Vehicles, VW Says VW's U.S. Chief: 'Our Company Was Dishonest' Everything We Know About the Scandal CORRECTION: An earlier version of this newsletter had an incorrect photo with the item 'VW's U.S. Chief: 'Our Company Was Dishonest' ." The correct photo is shown above. TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at: Motor Trend Digital Newsletter 831 S. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Privacy Policy (c) 2015 TEN: The Enthusiast Network All rights reserved.