The investigating authority is appalled at how lightly the former top manager Wolfgang Hatz is supposed to get off. Without an understanding at Hatz, a comparison with ex-CEO Rupert Stadler should also be a long way off.
Serious allegations, mild punishment: This is how it looks in the first major criminal case in Germany for the accused Wolfgang Hatz. As a leading engine developer, Hatz was once a top manager in the Volkswagen Group and at its subsidiaries Audi and Porsche. According to the findings of the Munich II Regional Court, he was jointly responsible for the manipulation of exhaust emissions in Audi diesel cars, which constitutes fraud.