Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess apologised to the company's supervisory board for having made "inappropriate and wrong" statements at an internal event, the carmaker said on Tuesday.

Volkswagen CEO apologised to supervisory board for 'inappropriate' remarks

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Volkswagen CEO apologised to supervisory board for 'inappropriate' remarks

Volkswagen to close most European plants 'for two to three weeks'

Volkswagen 'dieselgate' fraud: Timeline of a scandal