FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The recently named head of Volkswagen’s North American business won’t be taking up his new job – and has left the company.
The announcement comes as Volkswagen faces a scandal over rigging the results of emissions testing of its diesel vehicles in the U.S.
Volkswagen’s Skoda division made the announcement about its chairman, Winfried Vahland, in a news release on Wednesday.
The release said that Vahland will not be moving to take over his new position carrying overall responsibility for North America. It said his decision to quit was not related to the scandal over the diesel engines.
