The VW car giant's HQ in Germany was raided on Thursday in a move that drastically raises the stakes in the ongoing emissions scandal.
Officials swarming into the vast Wolfsburg plant is being interpreted as a sign that the company has been less than cooperative with authorities over the fraud which may end up breaking it.
As well as Wolfsburg German media reported that other VW sites were raided in the afternoon. The searches were confirmed by the public prosecutor's office in Braunschweig.
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