The former chief executive of Volkswagen, Martin Winterkorn, has said he was unaware of the companies emissions fraud before it was made public.<br /><br /> (Detroit News) Ex-VW #CEO #Winterkorn denies wrongdoing on emissions : Winterkorn denied.. https://t.co/obAyJmNtiB pic.twitter.com/fJrVJQVZHj— InUSANews.com (@inusanewscom) January 19, 2017<br /><br /> Winterkorn was appearing before the German parliamentary committee investigating the issue.<br /><br /> BILD: VW-interne Dokumente belasten Winterkorn https://t.co/xcHvIPNw6Y pic.twitter.com/qlxBRpX6SP— autonews.ch (@autonews_ch) January 17, 2017<br /><br /> News of the scandal broke in September 2015 when US authorities said the carmaker had installed software to mask emission tests on diesel cars.<br /><br /> The software was fitted to 11 million vehicles and has shredded the company’s reputation and its coffers.<br /><br /> VW has been fined $4.3bn by US authorities and agreed to a $15bn civil settlement with environmental authorities and car owners in the US. <br /><br /> The carmaker will also plead guilty to criminal charges. <br /><br /> Mr Winterkorn claims he was kept in the dark and told the parliamentarians he too was “looking for satisfactory answers.”<br />
