Volkswagen Family Owners Break Silence With Promise to Protect Jobs

摘要

The head of Volkswagen AG's controlling family broke his silence more than two months after the emissions-cheating scandal erupted, throwing his support behind Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller and vowing to protect jobs. Wolfgang Porsche, head of the family that owns a majority stake in the carmaker, delivered a message of calm to a company rocked by a series of revelations over manipulated vehicles. Addressing about 20,000 employees at Volkswagen's main factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, he underscored the family's commitment to the company and said the investigation is the top priority.