VW's U.S. Reputation Won't Suffer Long, German Official Says
- Dobrindt meets with U.S. regulators in Washington on VW
- Says EPA still values diesel technology for emissions cuts
German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt.
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Volkswagen AG’s reputation in the U.S. shouldn’t suffer lasting damage from an emissions-cheating scandal that has reduced sales and added billions of dollars of recall-related costs, Germany’s transport minister said during a visit to Washington.
Alexander Dobrindt, a minister in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, told reporters Tuesday he believes U.S. regulators view as a one-time incident VW’s admission that it skirted clean-air laws.