Ex-Audi boss avoids jail time after 'dieselgate' confession

By Associated Press

Jun 27, 2023 4:57 pm

MUNICH: Ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler received a suspended sentence and a fine at the end of his 'dieselgate' trial in Germany on Tuesday, making him the first high-ranking executive to be convicted over the emissions cheating scandal that rocked the car industry in 2015.

In line with a plea deal agreed last month, Stadler avoided jail time in return for admitting to fraud by negligence.

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