Winterkorn 'knew of emissions cheating in 2014'

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Official emails and memos from inside Volkswagen suggest that high-ranking officials, including former chief executive Martin Winterkorn, knew of potential emissions issues in early 2014, according to reports.

A confidant alerted Winterkorn that regulators could accuse the German manufacturer of using an alleged 'defeat device' in May 2014, more than a year before he told officials he was aware of the transgression, it has emerged.

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