Volkswagen inquiry widens to include former finance chief

Hans Dieter Pötsch will fully support prosecutors’ investigation into alleged market manipulation, carmaker saysGerman prosecutors have deepened the crisis at Volkswagen by widening an investigation into suspected market manipulation to include the chair of the carmaker’s supervisory board, Hans Dieter Pötsch.The investigation relates to accusations that VW’s management withheld information about the company’s emissions scandal from shareholders. In September 20