FRANKFURT: Volkswagen readied Thursday to announce a new chief as the scandal over its rigged emissions tests showed no signs of slowing down, with the EU calling for national investigations and the US saying it was taking the scam's alleged health implications "very seriously".

The auto giant is expected to name a new chief executive on Friday to help steer it through the escalating crisis, with German media reporting that the current boss of VW's Porsche luxury sports car division, Matthias Mueller, is the favorite to replace Martin Winterkorn.

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