VW fired 204 staff for breaching rules in compliance crackdown

VW issued 903 formal warnings to employees during the period, the internal publication said, without providing comparable year-ago figures. — (© David Gray / Reuters/REUTERS)

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CHRISTOPH RAUWALD

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Bloomberg

August 23, 2019 05:50 PM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group fired 204 staff for breaching company rules in the first quarter, as the automaker stiffens its response to internal misconduct in the aftermath of the diesel-cheating scandal that erupted in 2015.

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