Porsche Powertrain Chief Arrested By German Police

German police have arrested Porsche's powertrain development chief, Joerg Kerner, in connection with parent Volkswagen Group's sweeping diesel emissions violations, sources said.

Kerner is being held on remand as he is seen as a flight risk, the sources said.

German daily Bild am Sonntag, citing an internal memo from Porsche CEO Oliver Blume to employees, said a manager had been arrested.

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TheSteve - 4/20/2018 4:53:22 PM

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Scapegoating. Pretending that CEOs and the Board of Director were innocent is just plain laughable.

Blaming the people below just allows the corruption and Old School to continue :-(

qwertyfla1 - 4/20/2018 10:14:13 PM

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For once I actually agree with something TheSteve said. Damn you 420 day!!!

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 4/20/2018 11:31:55 PM

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Indeed. There should be a long list of guilty parties at VW, Audi and Porsche.

TomM - 4/21/2018 5:06:20 AM

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I find it hard to believe that some mechanics at local dealerships did not know that this was happening - although they would have had no involvement in the implementation - they would still be part of a coverup.

MDarringer - 4/21/2018 8:30:03 AM

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VW rules its dealers with an iron fist of arrogance. That's why.

malba2367 - 4/21/2018 8:54:54 AM

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I doubt mechanics knew about this. If you’re going to do something like this you have to make sure as few people as possible know. It was probably only the top executives and top engineering staff that cooked this up along with their colleagues at Bosch.