Original sentence: " Winterkorn was in charge at Volkswagen for the length of time the deception took place, and attributed it to "the terrible mistakes of a few people"; he resisted calls to step down from his leadership role at VW
Edited sentence: " However, Winterkorn, despite being in charge at Volkswagen for the length of time the deception took place, did not take the responsibility personally.He blamed "the terrible mistakes of a few people" not named by Winterkorn, and he resisted stepping down from his leadership role at VW