The car company VW never really wanted to explain how diesel fraud could have happened. The ex-Audi boss now only admits because it will cost him less.
Even when Rupert Stadler was in prison, he was still the great enlightener in the emissions scandal. At Audi, they wanted to know everything about the manipulations, said the long-time CEO during an interrogation in mid-2018. It was logical to go about it openly. This is what emerges from the interrogation protocol, in which Stadler’s profession was stated as follows: “CEO, currently relieved of his duties”. At the time, the Audi boss was in custody for months; on suspicion that he wanted to obstruct the investigation. Which he vehemently denied.