Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has said he is ready to plead guilty as part of the investigation into fraud into pollutant emissions from Volkswagen's diesel engines. In exchange for the confession, he should receive a suspended prison sentence of up to two years and pay a fine of 1.1 million euros.
This admission of guilt makes it possible to reduce the penalty incurred, which was a maximum of ten years. The Volkswagen Group has since had to pay more than 30 billion euros in reimbursements, compensation and legal costs.