VW scandal: staff suspended as car giant appoints new CEO

Veteran head of Porsche division Matthias Mi1/4ller takes over car giant and blames 'small group' of staff for emissions scandal

Volkswagen has blamed its emissions scandal on a "small group" of people and has suspended a number of staff as Matthias Mi1/4ller was unveiled as its new chief executive.

Mi1/4ller, who has been promoted from his role as boss of Porsche, pledged to leave "no stone unturned" and "maximum transparency" in an investigation into how the company cheated emissions tests on diesel cars. The new VW boss did not reveal how many staff had been suspended or who they were, but the company said the scandal was the result of "unlawful behaviour of engineers and technicians involved in engine development".