According to the article > While the actions of some of the men dates to 2006, Winterkorn was informed about the scam in May 2014, according to prosecutors. Si

According to the article > While the actions of some of the men dates to 2006, Winterkorn was informed about the scam in May 2014, according to prosecutors. Six months later, he condoned a “useless” update of the vehicles’ computer software to help further veil the scam. So, from 2006-2014 it was rogue engineers and then the CEO took actions to cover it up? Seems similar to many scandals throughout history, like Watergate where Nixon didn’t direct the burglary but did direct actions to cover it up.