Volkswagen's luxury flagship Audi has suspended two engineers after its larger diesel engines were found evading emissions limits in the United States, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday.
Volkswagen (VW) and Audi notified US authorities last Thursday that about 85,000 vehicles with three litre V6 diesel engines were fitted with emissions-control equipment that was not disclosed to US regulators. The news widened a scandal at parent VW which has led to the ouster of its long-time chief executive and wiped more than Euro 20 billion ($21 billion) off the group's market value.
