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Diess, who took office last month after his predecessor Matthias
Mueller was ousted as CEO by major stakeholders, spoke with
representatives of the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Bild said, without citing the source of
the information.
Diess, who joined Volkswagen (VW) in July 2015, about two months
before the "Dieselgate" scandal broke, was accompanied by Larry
Thompson, the U.S. monitor appointed last year to oversee
reforms at the German group, the newspaper said.
VW declined comment on the report.
A person familiar with the matter confirmed that Diess and
Thompson had traveled to the U.S. recently for talks with
relevant authorities, without being more specific.
Last week, the U.S. filed criminal charges against former VW CEO
Martin Winterkorn accusing him of conspiring to cover up the
emissions manipulations. They subsequently issued an arrest
warrant against Winterkorn, 70, who resigned days after "Dieselgate"
broke in September 2015.
Bloomberg reported on Monday that Diess was granted a rare
safe-passage deal by the U.S., allowing the former BMW executive
to travel freely without risk of being arrested in connection
with the emissions investigation.
A source close to VW said there was nothing unusual about the
travel arrangements for Diess. VW declined comment.
(Reporting by Andreas Cremer; Editing by Keith Weir)
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