As CEO, I accept responsibility for the irregularities that have been found in diesel engines and have therefore requested the Supervisory Board to agree on terminating my function as CEO of the Volkswagen Group.
The integrated automotive group of Volkswagen and Porsche is a certainty.
Combining their operating business will make Volkswagen and Porsche even stronger - both financially and strategically - going forward.
The U.S. market has the highest priority for Volkswagen.
Growth in the Chinese automobile market has exceeded everyone's expectations.
Regardless of whether we are in an upturn or a downturn, our goal is to ensure the Volkswagen Group reaches the top of the automotive industry.