Washington, 9 jan (EFE).- A high executive of Volkswagen, has been arrested by the american authorities in connection with the scandal of the diesel engines souped-up of the company, reported today the newspaper The New York Times.
The newspaper, citing two sources, identified the detainee as Oliver Schmidt, manager of the office of compliance and enforcement of the regulations of the company between 2014 and march 2015.
Schmidt is the first arrested for the enhancement of diesel engines, which affects about 600,000 cars in the united States.
Volkswagen has admitted that its diesel engines 2 and 3 liters were souped-up to hide their actual emissions of oxides of nitrogen, a product is considered a carcinogen by health authorities.
The German company has reached an agreement to indemnify in the united States to the owners of the nearly 500,000 vehicles with diesel engines of 2 liters sold in the country as well as to the us authorities.
According to the agreement, Volkswagen will be forced to shell out about 15,000 million dollars.
The company also is close to reaching an agreement to compensate an estimated 85,000 owners of vehicles with diesel engines of 3 liters that exist in the united States. EFE
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