MUNICH - Five years after"dieselgate" emissions cheating revelations rocked the car industry, ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler on Wednesday becomes the first top executive to stand trial in Germany.
German car giant Volkswagen - whose subsidiaries include Porsche, Audi, Skoda and Seat - admitted in September 2015 that it had installed manipulating software in 11 million diesels worldwide. Intense media interest in the Stadler case coupled with coronavirus precautions have led court officials to move proceedings to a larger room in a justice building outside the city centre.If found guilty, the accused face up to 10 years in jail.
The charges cover a total of 434,420 Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles sold in Europe and the United States.Co-accused Hatz, whose past roles at the VW group include research and development chief at its Porsche unit, also rejects any wrongdoing.ELECTRIC PIVOT Stadler is not the only high-profile executive bracing for his day in court.
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