VW cars in Europe ‘also have software built in’

The software at the centre of Volkswagen’s emissions scandal in the US was built into its cars in Europe as well, though it is not yet clear if it helped cheat tests as it did in the US, Germany said.

A day after longtime chief executive Martin Winterkorn stepped down, a member of Volkswagen’s supervisory board said that he expects further resignations at the car manufacturer in the wake of the scandal.