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Auto News For Thursday, March 10, 2016 – Volkswagen USA CEO Michael Horn Resigns

Michael Horn

Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories and videos for Thursday, March 10, 2016.

NO LONGER TOOTING VW’s HORN
Volkswagen’s U.S. CEO, Michael Horn, resigned yesterday, March 9, 2016. Horn held the position for approximately 25 months but had been a Volkswagen employee for 26 years. Surely the diesel emissions scandal which broke in September 2015 exhausted Horn, who ran the Volkswagen outpost at which the diesel emissions scandal found its epicentre. Under Horn’s watch, Volkswagen sales predictably plunged over the last few months. – CNBC

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