The Latest: German car shares rise as VW board meets

In this March 12, 2015 picture Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, right, and Porsche CEO and member of the board of Volkswagen, Matthias Mueller, left, pose for the media beside a car prior to the company's annual press conference in Berlin, Germany. Volkswagen’s supervisory board is meeting Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 to discuss who to name as CEO after Martin Winterkorn quit the job. Matthias Mueller, the 62-yead-old head of VW’s Porsche unit, emerged as one of the favorites. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) In this March 12, 2015 picture Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, right, and Porsche CEO and member of the board of Volkswagen, Matthias Mueller, left, pose for the media beside a car prior to the company's annual press conference in Berlin, Germany. Volkswagen’s supervisory board is meeting Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 to discuss who to name as CEO after Martin Winterkorn quit the job. Matthias Mueller, the 62-yead-old head of VW’s Porsche unit, emerged as one of the favorites. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

By Associated Press September 25, 2015 1 min read

BERLIN (AP) – The latest developments on the Volkswagen emissions scandal. All times local.

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10:55 a.m.

Shares in German carmakers are leading a rebound in the country’s stock market.

The DAX index is up 2.6 percent in morning trading, helped by a 4 percent rise in shares in BMW AG. The company had seen a big drop the day before on a report that one of its models exceeded European emissions limits. The report did not allege any cheating by BMW.