The top executive of the Volkswagen brand worldwide apologized Tuesday night for the scandal surrounding diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests.
Volkswagen Brand CEO Herbert Diess is quoted by the Los Angeles Times as saying at the CES electronics show in Las Vegas that, "We disappointed our customers and the American people, for which I am truly sorry, and for which I apologize.
"We at Volkswagen are disappointed that this could happen within the company we love," he continued. "I assure you we are doing everything we can to make things right and we are working night and day to find effective technical remedies for our customers and authorities worldwide."
Diess said he's optimistic that U.S. environmental regulators will approve fixes in the coming weeks or months for the engines involved.