HAMBURG (Reuters) - German prosecutors said on Monday they are probing Volkswagen (DE:VOWG_p) supervisory board Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch over suspected market manipulation related to the emissions scandal at the carmaker, confirming a VW statement.
The investigation by prosecutors in Braunschweig focuses on whether Volkswagen (VW) in 2015 manipulated markets by delaying the release of information about the financial impact of its emissions test-cheating scandal.
VW on Sunday said a probe announced in June and targeting VW brand Chief Executive Herbert Diess and former group CEO Martin Winterkorn has been widened to include Poetsch, its former finance chief.