US prosecutors have charged eight current and former Volkswagen executives
To reduce harmful emissions, as the country's auto industry is racked by overlapping scandals
Volkswagen and Opel declined to comment
The scandal has cost it 22.6 billion euros ($24.6 billion) in fines and other expenses so far
Company says report was incorporated in the "statement of facts" published by the Justice Department
Group operating profit jumped 40% to 4.37 billion euros in the three months to the end of March
Volkswagen started reaching out to potential buyers to sound out their interest
Has new exterior and interior updates, 16-inch alloy wheels and leatherette finished seat covers
Last year, Volkswagen announced plans to update the engines of the recalled vehicles
The sentencing was one of the last major hurdles to Volkswagen moving past the scandal
Operating profit came to $4.7 billion in the 3 months through March
The announcement comes on the eve of the Shanghai auto show
The company had sold 3,570 units in the same month last year
In 2016, the German automaker reached a $603 million agreement with 44 US states separately
The Tiguan will be available with a 2 litre diesel engine mated to a 7-speed automatic gearbox
This could weaken family's control of Volkswagen; create uncertainty about the company's direction
January agreed to plead guilty and pay $4.3 billion in criminal and civil fines
Jones Day was mandated by VW's supervisory board to lead an open-ended investigation
VW said last month it made a record group operating profit in 2016
Volkswagen brand fell 10 per cent to 1.9 billion euros