FOUR MORE FORMER AUDI EXECS INDICTED IN DIESEL CASE
Munich prosecutors indicted four more former Audi managers in
relation to alleged cheating on diesel emissions tests. The four
are accused of fraud, false certification and criminal advertising,
the prosecution office said in a statement on Thursday. The names
were not disclosed. Germany business newspaper Handelsblatt and
Reuters had already reported on the move, citing people close to
the proceedings. The indictment, directed at three former board
members and one head of department who is already retired, relates
to a total 434,420 Audi, VW and Porsche brands cars that were
mostly sold in the U.S. and Europe, it said. The four are accused
of having prompted the development of engines steered by an illegal
software function that made engines produce lower emissions when
operating in test conditions than when in regular driving
operations. The prosecution asserts that the accused former board
members knew of the
