Mr David Herman, head of GM's local operations accused Mr Gerhardt Schroeder, prime Minister of Lower Saxony and a member of the VW supervisory board, of trying to use his political weight to influence the investigations by state prosecutors in Hesse into claims of industrial espionage against GM.
 David Herman accused two people of political influence, Mr Gerhardt Schroeder, prime Minister of Lower Saxony, and a member of the VW supervisory board.