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Ex-Audi CEO blames engineers' evasive tactics for diesel woes

Rupert Stadler is the first of several high-ranking former VW Group executives to go on trial in Germany over the diesel scandal. (Reuters)
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January 12, 2021 04:42 PM

Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler, on trial over charges related to Volkswagen Group's diesel scandal, blamed engineers for his failure to uncover widespread cheating on emissions tests.

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