Shafik Gabr involvement in US probe into Volkswagen emissions testing imbroglio

Shafik Gabr says he has nothing to do with a US probe into Volkswagen emissions testing imbroglio: Artoc Auto Shafik Gabr has “rejected the allegation that he was manipulating a US House panel’s inquiry” into Volkswagen over allegations the German auto company had cheated on emissions testing overseas, according to a statement by Artoc (pdf). Bloomnerg carried reports last week that Gabr had fueled the investigation into VW in a bid to “pressure the company into paying him an unreasonable amount to settle a commercial dispute in Egypt. Gabr’s Artoc Auto had the rights to VW in Egypt until late 2017.