The former CEO of Audi, Rupert Stadler, was sentenced in Germany to a suspended sentence of 21 months in prison and a fine of 1.1 million euros, in the framework of the “Dieselgate” case.
He is the first Volkswagen Group executive to receive a criminal sanction in the context of the rigged diesel engine scandal.
The former head of the Volkswagen branch has decided to plead guilty after more than two years of trial in Munich.
The sentence conforms to the agreement reached between the prosecution and the defense.
Stadler was charged with having knowledge of the installation of illegal software, not having and avoiding preventing the operation of the computer.
The auto giant Volkswagen admitted, in September 2015, to having installed devices in 11 million vehicles of the group brands that made them appear less polluting in laboratory tests than they really were.
Dieselgate caused a worldwide scandal and severely damaged the reputation of the German car industry.
Source: TSF
