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Ex-Volkswagen CEO goes on trial over 'dieselgate'
By Agence France-Presse
Sep 03, 2024 6:49 pm

BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany — Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn went on trial Tuesday for his role in the 'dieselgate' scandal, nine years after the saga first plunged the German auto titan into crisis.

VW admitted in 2015 that it had installed software to rig emissions levels in millions of vehicles worldwide, setting off one of Germany's biggest post-war industrial scandals.

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