EPA's New VW Cheating Allegations Threaten to Taint CEO Mueller
- German automaker denies using defeat device on V-6 engines
- Former Porsche chief promoted to give management a fresh start
EPA Looking at More VW Diesel Cars
New allegations from U.S. regulators that German automaker Volkswagen AG cheated on more diesel-powered models, including one Porsche, could be trouble for new Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller, who came from the company’s prestigious sports-car maker after his predecessor, Martin Winterkorn, resigned.
Mueller’s appointment in September was meant to signal a clean break from the group that oversaw the engineers who cheated and to usher in greater accountability. That may be short-lived as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has now accused Porsche of using similar software to trick a U.S. emissions test so its larger V-6 diesel engines could pass clean-air rules. Volkswagen denied that it cheated to meet regulations on additional models.