--The supervisory board of Volkswagen is set to appoint Bram Schot as interim chief executive of luxury unit Audi following the arrest of CEO Rupert Stadler, Handelsblatt reports.

--Mr. Stadler will be suspended from his post, the newspaper says.

--Investigators accuse Mr. Stadler of having tried to influence witnesses in connection with the company's diesel scandal, the newspaper says, citing sources.

--Mr. Schot is head of sales at Audi.

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