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Rupert Stadler, former CEO of German car manufacturer Audi, enters a regional court room in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

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Video. Ex-Audi head pleads guilty in 'dieselgate' emissions scandal

Updated: 16/05/2023 - 19:01 GMT+2

Rupert Stadler entered the plea under an agreement with the judge and prosecutors that provides probation instead of jail time and orders him to pay a 1.1 million euro fine in return for a thorough admission of guilt.

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