BETTER PARTSAudi will get a fine of 800 million euros
Audi must pay a fine of 800 million euros for his role in the emissieschandaal with larger diesel engines.
The carmaker reached an agreement with prosecutors in Munich on the amount of the fine and recognized also his responsibility. Audi will not appeal against the decision. With Audi, it involves problems with V6 and V8 diesel engines. That turned out to be vervuilender than thought. By making use of sjoemelsoftware knew Audi emissietesten to manipulate. The former Audi ceo Rupert Stadler is suspected of involvement in the tampering. He's already been since June. The Dutchman Bram Shot is now temporary ceo at the premium brand from Ingolstadt.
According to Audi, will the fine have a significant effect on the financial statements. This is probably the case also for the financial results of parent company Volkswagen. The German automotive industry is already for several years plagued by the scandal over sjoemeldiesels after automakers the uitstoottests had manipulated. Volkswagen had previously existed billions of pay because of the issue. The German automaker admitted that, worldwide, 11 million cars were equipped with such software.