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Ex-VW boss on trial over 'Dieselgate' scandal

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Dagmar Zindel | Daniel Winter
September 3, 2024

The former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn has gone on trial in the German city of Braunschweig, nine years after the so-called 'Dieselgate' emissions scandal. Winterkorn is accused of perjury, market manipulation, and fraud. Volkswagen admitted in 2019 that its software cheated emissions tests.

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