"The purpose of the proceedings is especially the clarification of responsibilities," he said in a statement the central department for economic crimes the prosecution of Braunschweig.
A judicial investigation was opened because of complaints regarding the world's largest manufacturer of vehicles, said the prosecutor.
Among the complaints, ensures the statement, is one's own Volkswagen, directed against "unknown".
The prosecution of Braunschweig had already indicated last Wednesday that it was considering opening an investigation against Volkswagen, due to the arrival of the first complaints.
Complaints, most citizens were presented after they have been disclosed investigations by US authorities, which revealed the controversial fake emission measurements perpetrated by Volkswagen in millions of vehicles.
The research will take place in parallel with the open by the German Government, which last week set up a committee in the Ministry of Transport breast to investigate the case.
Winterkorn resigned last Wednesday, after the Volkswagen group recognize that rode eleven million autos a 'software' which identifies when the vehicle is being subjected to a test for that so the engine emits less greenhouse gases and meeting the legal limits.
Of these 11 million vehicles, five million are of the Volkswagen brand and other brands of the group and about 2.8 million were sold in Germany.
The new president of the world's largest auto maker, Matthias Müller, assured in a letter to the approximately 600,000 Group employees around the world that will completely clarify what happened on the handling of polluting emissions.
The group also announced on Saturday that provides free repair soon and this manipulation on all affected vehicles, diesel models marketed for years in multiple countries.
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