Former Audi chief on trial in VW diesel emissions scandal
Rupert Stadler, former CEO of German car manufacturer Audi, arrives at a district court in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Stadler stands trial in Germany over the "dieselgate" emissions scandal, five years after parent company VW admitted responsibility. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)FRANKFURT โ The former head of Volkswagen's Audi luxury car division and three others went on trial Wednesday on charges related to the company's cheating on diesel car emissions tests. Former development executive Wolfgang Hatz and two other engineers are charged with developing 3.0 liter diesel engines for Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche that used the illegal software. The case involves 250,700 Audi vehicles, 71,600 Volkswagen vehicles, and 112,100 Porsche vehicles mostly sold on the U.S. and European markets.
Former BMW executive Duesmann named new CEO at rival Audi
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 21, 2018 file photo then member of the board of the German car manufacturer BMW, Markus Duesmann, attends a press conference in Munich, Germany. German automaker Audi says former BMW executive Markus Duesmann is to become its new chief executive. Audi said Friday that the 50-year-old succeeds current CEO Bram Schot on April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file)German automaker Audi says former BMW executive Markus Duesmann is to become its new chief executive. Audi said Friday that the 50-year-old succeeds current CEO Bram Schot on April 1.
Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler charged in diesel scandal
(CNN) - German prosecutors have charged former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler with fraud in connection with the 2015 diesel emissions scandal that rocked the Volkswagen Group. The charges relate to nearly 435,000 Audis, Porsche and Volkswagen cars destined for the U.S. and European markets. Stadler had worked for Volkswagen since 1990 before he was arrested in June 2018 in connection with the diesel scandal. The diesel scandal trashed confidence among consumers and regulators in diesel technology and cost Volkswagen more than $30 billion in recalls, legal penalties and settlements. In April, German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn with fraud over diesel emissions.
Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ Ann Arbor police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a bicyclist early Wednesday morning. The victim, identified by police as 28-year-old Michael Anthony Curley, was found about 2 a.m. on Washtenaw Avenue near Brockman Boulevard. Police said Curley was riding his bike home from work. Police said debris at the scene indicate that it was an older model Audi that hit Curley. Anyone with information is asked to call Ann Arbor police at 734-794-6900.