Volkswagen to start road tests for all vehicles' emissions

Volkswagen will start road testing all its vehicles’ emissions, with the results to be verified by a third party, the company’s chairman has said.

In a news conference, Hans Dieter Poetsch said: “Our emissions testing will in future be verified by internal and external third parties and we are also introducing universal real life tests in on-road driving.”

He also indicated that the investigation into the German car maker’s emissions scandal will not spare top managers: “This is not only about direct but overall responsibility.”

Mr Poetsch said that the company still believes that a relatively small number was actively involved in the manipulation of emissions.