VW in full-blown crisis as Winterkorn pledges to fight for job

VW Chief Executuve Martin Winterkorn, following a news conference at the company's pre-show event ahead of the Geneva auto show in March, is backed by two allies. (BLOOMBERG)

By:

Andreas Cremer

April 11, 2015 05:00 AM

BERLIN -- Volkswagen has plunged into a full-blown leadership crisis after CEO Martin Winterkorn let it be known on Saturday he will fight for his job even though the carmaker's chairman has reportedly withdrawn confidence in the CEO.

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