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ARTICLE · 13 OCTOBER 2020

Trial Begins For Ex-CEO Of Audi

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Rupert Stadler is facing charges of "fraud, falsifying certification and false advertising" for his alleged role in "Dieselgate".

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Rupert Stadler is facing charges of "fraud, falsifying certification and false advertising" for his alleged role in "Dieselgate". He stands accused of knowingly selling cars that were fitted with software that could manipulate the legal emissions test.

If found guilty, Stadler faces up to 10 years in jail.

Stadler was Audi's CEO for 11 years from 2007-2018 and who, ever since the emissions scandal erupted, has maintained his innocence.

The complex and lengthy trial is predicted to last until December 2022 as it unpicks the details of the scandal that has affected 11 million diesel cars worldwide and cost Audi's parent company, Volkswagen, 30 billion dollars to date.

The trial is a key development in the emissions scandal that has dominated the German car manufacturing industry since 2015. Until now, Volkswagen has heaped blame for the emissions fraud on to a small group of rogue engineers in a bid to shift responsibility away from board members.

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