大众CEO马丁·文德恩声明：

 

　　美国环境保护署和加州大气资源委员会(EPA和CARB)在检测大众柴油车时发现了违反美国环境法的设置，大众董事会对此非常重视。辜负了消费者和大众的信任，我个人对此非常抱歉。我们将同有关部门全面合作，清晰、透明、完全的查明真相。大众对此已经启动了外部调查。我们现在和将来都不会容忍违反内部纪律和法律的行为。客户和公众的信任一直是我们最重要的资产，我们会尽一切可能重建这种信任，并弥补该事件的伤害。处理该事件是我个人和大众董事会当下的第一要务。

 

　　Statement of Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen AG:

 

　　The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board (EPA and CARB) revealed their findings that while testing diesel cars of the Volkswagen Group they have detected manipulations that violate American environmental standards.

 

　　The Board of Management at Volkswagen AG takes these findings very seriously. I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public. We will cooperate fully with the responsible agencies, with transparency and urgency, to clearly, openly, and completely establish all of the facts of this case. Volkswagen has ordered an external investigation of this matter.

 

　　We do not and will not tolerate violations of any kind of our internal rules or of the law.

 

　　The trust of our customers and the public is and continues to be our most important asset. We at Volkswagen will do everything that must be done in order to re-establish the trust that so many people have placed in us, and we will do everything necessary in order to reverse the damage this has caused. This matter has first priority for me, personally, and for our entire Board of Management.