Porsche's head of powertrain development gets arrested

Porsche's head of powertrain development gets arrested: The German police have arrested the head of powertrain development at Volkswagen's Porschebusiness, Joerg Kerner. The arrest was related to ongoing inquiries into emissions manipulation, a person familiar with the matter said. Police are holding him on remand.

The police are holding him on remand because he is considered a flight risk. The arrest of Joerg Kerner was related to ongoing inquiries into emissions manipulation at Volkswagen, more than two years after the German carmaker admitted cheating on U.S. exhaust tests.

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