Former Audi Boss Faces Fraud Trial
The former head of Volkswagen's luxury division, Audi, is
set to go on trial at the end of September on fraud charges related to the
company's diesel emissions scandal.
The state court in Munich said Monday that the trial of
Rupert Stadler and three others is to open on Sept. 30, news agency dpa
reported.
Prosecutors last year charged Stadler and the other suspects
with fraud, false certification and criminal advertising, adding another chapter
to the Volkswagen diesel scandal that also led to charges in the U.S. and
Germany against Volkswagen’s former CEO, Martin Winterkorn.
The other suspects are accused of having developed engines
used in Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche models that had software that made the
emissions controls work better on the test stand than on the road.
Prosecutors alleged that Stadler knew about the manipulation
in Audi and Volkswagen cars and nevertheless kept selling the models.
Stadler, who was Audi's boss from 2007 to 2018, has denied
knowing about or participating in the diesel manipulation.
Volkswagen was caught by U.S. authorities in September,
2015, and has paid billions of dollars in fines and civil settlements.
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