VW CEO, chairman charged with stock market manipulation

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess believes the automaker could benefit from Tesla's competence in the fields of batteries and software, Manager Magazin said. — Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess

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KARIN MATUSSEK and CHRISTOPH RAUWALD

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Bloomberg

September 24, 2019 11:01 AM

Volkswagen Group’s two top leaders, CEO Herbert Diess and Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch, were charged with market manipulation in Germany over allegations they failed to inform investors early enough about the diesel-emission scandal.

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