VW executives told staff to 'continue concealing', FBI alleges

Executives at Volkswagen allegedly told employees to continue to cover up emissions cheating prior to the scandal being exposed, the FBI has claimed.

The Sunday Times’ Driving section reports that leading executives at the firm ordered the “continued concealment” of the device which was allegedly used to cheat emissions.

This emerged after FBI officials arrested Oliver Schmidt, who worked in Volkswagen’s regulatory compliance office in the US, charging him with conspiracy to defraud customers.

It is alleged that Schmidt and fellow Volkswagen executives made a presentation to top management at the firm. The FBI claims that during the presentation, they “assured VW executive management that US regulators were not aware of the defeat device”, so read the FBI filing.