Ex-Audi CEO Stadler admits role in VW emissions scandal

Audi Stadler Munich courtroom May 16, 2023 rtrs.jpg — Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has been on trial for fraud since 2020. He is pictured entering a Munich courtroom on Tuesday. (REUTERS)

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May 16, 2023 10:07 AM

MUNICH -- Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler accepted his role in committing fraud by negligence in parent Volkswagen Group's diesel-emissions scandal, according to a statement made in German court on Tuesday, having agreed in May to a deal which would get him a suspended sentence.

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