Munich prosecutors stated that Audi Chief Executive Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday as investigators observed the risk that he might look to suppress evidence associated with a diesel emissions investigation. “The suspect has been seen by a judge, who has ordered him to be remanded in custody,” the prosecutors’ office stated. The prosecutors’ office […]
Munich prosecutors
Munich prosecutors broaden Audi investigation to board level
Munich prosecutors on Friday stated a criminal investigation into diesel manipulation at automaker Audi has now reached the management board level. The investigation is focusing unknown individuals, a spokesperson for the Munich prosecutor’s office stated on Friday. “The investigation is at the level of present and previous Audi board members,” the spokesperson said, adding that […]
Munich prosecutors arrest Audi worker in diesel emissions probe
Munich prosecutors arrested an Audi worker on suspicion of fraud and incorrect advertising with association to the automaker’s emissions scandal. This is the first arrest in Germany related to the parent company Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal. The Audi worker was arrested, at the behest of Munich prosecutors, a representative for the Munich prosecutors office stated […]
CEO Rupert Stadler may not stay until end 2022 because of board pact
Embattled Audi CEO Rupert Stadler just got a five-year contract extension previous month because of a contract among supervisory board members that he is not going to serve out his complete term, 2 sources close to the company’s supervisory board informed Reuters. For how long Stadler will remain in his existing position stays uncertain, the […]
Munich prosecutors broadens Audi investigation
Munich prosecutors stated they have broadened an investigation at Audi to take a look at the automaker’s sales in Germany and in other places of Europe after the government alleged the Volkswagen division of cheating on emissions tests in its home country. Audi recalled around 24,000 older A7 and A8 models in Europe, 14,000 of […]
Court says prosecutor’s investigation of Volkswagen’s dieselgate law firm was not illegal
Investigating the workplaces of Volkswagen‘s law firm was not unlawful, a German regional court stated on Monday, prompting the automaker to say it would lodge an appeal with Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court. In March, Munich prosecutors investigated the workplaces of Jones Day, a U.S. law firm employed by Volkswagen to examine its emissions scandal, stepping […]
