Volkswagen's employee chief urges authorities to think of fines impact on jobs

The head of Volkswagen's employee council has said he hopes US authorities will consider the potential fallout on jobs as they mull what fines to impose on the company over its emissions-rigging scandal.

The cost to Volkswagen of the scandal that erupted in September remains unclear. In January, the US Justice Department sued it over the emissions-cheating software found in hundreds of thousands of vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing VW to billions of dollars in penalties for clean air violations.