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VW chief apologizes for deception on trip to ‘core market’

Europes largest automaker is in the midst of complex talks with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about possible fixes for about 480,000 diesel cars with 2-liter engines.

By Christoph Rauwald, Dana Hull | Updated on January 11, 2016
Volkswagen AG chief executive officer Matthias Müller speaks in Detroit, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. In his first US visit since American regulators said VW cheated pollution tests, Mueller apologized over a scandal that plunged the German auto giant into the deepest crisis of its history and could cost billions in fines, recalls and class-action lawsuits. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

(Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG’s chief executive officer said the automaker is sticking to investment plans and continues to view the U.S. as a core market, ahead of critical meetings this week with government officials over its admission that it rigged emission tests on its so-called clean diesel vehicles.

“We are totally committed to making things right,” CEO Matthias Mueller said Sunday in a speech in Detroit before the North American International Auto Show. “We know we deeply disappointed our customers, the responsible government bodies and the general public here in the U.S. I apologize for what went wrong at Volkswagen.”

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