Congress to Seek VW Chief’s Testimony in New Cheating Probe (Corrected)

A U.S. House committee has begun investigating allegations of overseas emissions cheating by Volkswagen AG and seeks testimony from the automaker’s chief executive officer Herbert Diess.

In a letter, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) said the committee is investigating reports that Volkswagen “continues to circumvent global emissions requirements” and pointed out that the automaker’s headquarters was recently searched by the German authorities.

“Recently, the Science Committee obtained information from a confidential source supporting the law enforcement actions and raising concerns that VW is perpetuating this scheme in Europe and elsewhere globally,” said the ...