Volkswagen chief Matthias Mueller pledges revamp

Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Mueller is pushing forward with a technological and organisational revamp of Europe’s largest carmaker despite internal opposition and expects his efforts to begin bearing fruit in two to three years.

“Some believe this will pass eventually, that Mueller will only be there for five years, then there’s a new boss and when the emissions crisis is over, we’ll be doing better anyway,” Mr Mueller told reporters.

“That’s not the case. Regardless of the emissions crisis, this company must reform itself and align for the future,” he said.