Martin Winterkorn denies charges of fraud, providing false testimony and misleading markets over the affair
The trial into the “dieselgate” emissions scandal, which plunged Volkswagen into disrepute nine years ago, has opened with the German carmaker’s former chief executive appearing in the dock for the first time.
Volkswagen, widely viewed as a symbol of German economic success and technical prowess, was found to have falsified emissions tests that made its vehicles appear considerably more climate-friendly than they really were.
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