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Audi CEO Arrested for Role in Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Scandal

posted by martyb on Monday June 18 2018, @06:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the "rogue-engineer" dept.

takyon writes:

Head of VW's Audi arrested in Germany over diesel scandal

German authorities arrested the head of Volkswagen's luxury arm Audi on Monday, the most senior company official so far to be detained over the carmaker's emissions test cheating scandal.

Munich prosecutors, who earlier this month widened their probe into Audi, said Rupert Stadler was being held due to fears he might hinder their investigation into the scandal, plunging Volkswagen into a leadership crisis.

News of the arrest comes as Volkswagen's (VW) new group CEO Herbert Diess is trying to introduce a new leadership structure, which includes Stadler, to speed up a shift toward electric vehicles in the wake of its "dieselgate" troubles.

Also at BBC, DW, The Register, and CNN.

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  • (Score: 2) by Kilo110 on Monday June 18 2018, @08:38PM (3 children)

    by Kilo110 (2853) Subscriber Badge on Monday June 18 2018, @08:38PM (#694698)

    Does this not hold true in Germany?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @08:51PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @08:51PM (#694703)

    I think you will find the Germans are much more likely to adhere to the rule of law, but I am not German, so it would be helpful if a German person weighed in with some "boots on the ground" experience.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @09:21PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @09:21PM (#694715)

      History would say that you really don't want German "boots on the ground."

  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday June 19 2018, @09:44AM

    by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Tuesday June 19 2018, @09:44AM (#694891) Homepage
    The only banking that Audi's involved in is on the longer corners round their test track.
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