German court convicts four ex-Volkswagen managers of fraud in emissions scandal

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German court convicts four ex-Volkswagen managers of fraud in emissions scandal  The German carmaker was accused in 2015 of rigging engine control software to let diesel-powered cars pass emissions tests.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/26/german-court-convicts-four-ex-volkswagen-managers-of-fraud-in-emissions-scandal  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Four former Volkswagen executives arriving at the commercial criminal

00:05chamber in Braunschweig in Germany on Monday. They were found guilty of fraud

00:10charges for their role in the so-called dieselgate emissions cheating scandal

00:15that shook the automotive industry a decade ago. Nearly four years after the

00:20trial began two of them were given prison sentences of between two and four

00:24and a half years while the other two received suspended sentences. All four

00:28were responsible for various aspects of engine technology at the carmaker.

00:34The scandal began in 2015 when the United States Environmental Protection Agency

00:39issued a notice of violation. It accused the company of rigging engine control

00:44software to let diesel-powered cars pass emission tests while they in fact

00:49emitted far more pollution when actually driving them. This scandal was a major

00:54crisis for the company which has since paid more than 33 billion euros in

00:58fines and compensation to vehicle owners. However this is far from the end of the

01:04story. Monday's verdict can be appealed within a week and prosecutors are

01:08continuing in their bid to find out how widely the emission fraud was known within

01:13the company. There are also reportedly several other criminal proceedings pending.

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