Martin Winterkorn is due to give his perspective in court on Wednesday. He has been invited as a witness in the billion-dollar civil case brought by investors.
The model plaintiff is Deka Investment, the defendants are Volkswagen AG and its main shareholder Porsche SE. After several years of proceedings, the court currently wants to hear a total of more than 80 witnesses. The former CEO is the third former CEO to be questioned on the matter by the Braunschweig Higher Regional Court.