Rupert Stadler
The former Audi boss is ready for a confession.
(Photo: dpa)
In the process of exhaust gas fraud at the Volkswagen subsidiary Audi, ex-CEO Stadler agreed to a confession after more than 160 days of the process. His lawyer Thilo Pfordte said on Wednesday before the Munich II district court that his mandate agreed with the proposal. When asked, the ex-manager confirmed: “Yes.”
Last week, the court promised the manager a suspended sentence of one and a half to two years and a fine of 1.1 million euros if he confessed. Otherwise, Stadler would have faced a prison sentence.
The process is about who in technical development and on the Audi board knew about the manipulated diesel engines, which ultimately cost the VW group more than 30 billion euros in fines and damages.