Former Audi boss Stadler admits charges over diesel emissions scandal

Rupert Stadler has pleaded guilty in connection with the ‘Dieselgate’ emissions scandal (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, Pool)

The former head of Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges tied to the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, becoming the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software.

Rupert Stadler answered “yes” to a statement read in court by his attorney that said Stadler admitted wrongdoing and regret for his failure to keep rigged cars off the market even after the scandal had become public knowledge, the dpa news agency reported.