Fine in the diesel scandal to Audi, The Volkswagen subsidiary, accepted a fine of over 800 million euros. Thus, the method of the Munich public Prosecutor’s office shall be terminated.
Audi pays for the Manipulation of diesel engines, a fine of 800 million euros. The public Prosecutor’s office Munich II proceedings initiated against Audi was completed, shared with the Volkswagen daughter on Tuesday. The car maker will make an appeal against it. “Audi AG’s commitment to its responsibility for the prolapsed duty of supervision violations”, – stated in a corresponding Pressemitteilunhg. The penance decimated “immediately” the result of the group Volkswagen, as the Audi-mother, said in Wolfsburg. Also, with 30.8 percent of VW involved, Porsche SE will be affected. She settles in for 2018 but still with a net profit of 2.5 to 3.5 billion euros.
In the investigation it went to V6 and V8 diesel engines from Audi in the years since 2004. In addition, the office of the public Prosecutor Audi threw, “not to have recognized” that in two developed by Volkswagen diesel engines-types of Software was installed, which reduced the pollutant emissions on the test bench.
No impact on investigations against Ex-CEO Stadler
The fine will now be punished, that Audi breached its duty of supervision in connection with the issuance of official permits for diesel vehicles and the sales of these vehicles due to negligence, said the Prosecutor’s office.
The investigators emphasized that the penalty notice had no impact on their investigations against natural persons in connection with the diesel affair. Since June, the former Audi boss Rupert Stadler sits for his entanglements in the diesel scandal in pre-trial detention. He should have tried to influence witnesses or Accused. Stadler had only been a few days ago from the VW Supervisory Board permanently removed from office, prior to that, he was on leave.
In view of the Prosecutor’s office a fine imposed by the car manufacturer to lower its financial targets for the current year. “With the involvement of the special influences of the ruling of the Audi group key figures key financial Tip from its forecast for the fiscal year 2018, significantly below”, the company said on Tuesday. To what extent the objectives are below, remained open in the first place.
hb/ul (rtr,dpa)