VW Withholding Emails From States Probing Emissions Scandal: Source

Volkswagen is withholding internal emails from a group of U.S. state attorneys general investigating the German automaker's use of illegal diesel emissions software, a source briefed on the matter said Friday.

The world's second-larger automaker is citing German law in refusing to turn over emails and other communications between its executives. The emails were requested by a group of 48 U.S. state attorneys general investigating excess emissions in 580,000 U.S. diesel cars.

"We are in permanent exchange with U.S. authorities and are cooperating closely with them. We are not commenting on ongoing investigations," a spokesman at Wolfsburg-based VW said. 

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