Frankfurt am Main, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler on Wednesday becomes the first to stand trial in Germany over the “dieselgate” emissions scandal, five years after parent company VW admitted responsibility. Stadler, 57, faces charges of “fraud, falsifying certifications and false advertising” according to an indictment to be read out before the Munich district court. He is in the dock alongside former Audi and Porsche manager Wolfgang Hatz and two Audi engineers. Not a single senior executive has been convicted in Germany so far in connection with the scandal that erupted in September 2015 when the Volkswagen group … Continue reading Ex-Audi boss to stand trial for ‘dieselgate’