SEPT 21,
2015 10:46 AM EDT
By Leonid
Bershidsky
Bloomberg
Had Martin
Winterkorn conceded defeat in his boardroom battle with Volkswagen corporate
patriarch Ferdinand Piech five months ago, he would have avoided the disgrace
of the company's U.S. pollution control scandal, which earlier today wiped
nearly a quarter off the value of VW's stock. Instead, Winterkorn, having
recently been given a five-year extension on his contract, has some tough
questions to answer.
