‘It’s not a sentence you can say in Germany,’ says one investor of ‘ebit macht frei’ gaffe
Christian Strenger
The emissions scandal threatened to destroy the group. Yet two years on it is outselling rivals, is more profitable than before the crisis and has €20bn plans for electric vehicles
Carmaker had initially pledged to inform shareholders about the settlement
TCI has a €1.2bn stake in the car giant and is demanding reform of executive pay
Bonuses should have been withheld until investigation was complete, says investor
Company is told to rip up governance model as emissions scandal deepens