SEOUL: The head of Volkswagen’s South Korean unit apologized on Thursday as he presented himself to state prosecutors for questioning over the German carmaker’s emissions fraud scandal.

Johannes Thammer, CEO of Volkswagen Korea, was summoned by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office a week after South Korea banned the sale of 80 Volkswagen AG models.

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