Auto News: Audi CEO to testify on Dieselgate

Audi CEO to testify to German prosecutors on Dieselgate

Audi's CEO Rupert Stadler is “ready to talk” after being arrested in connection with the emissions-cheating scandal. Meanwhile, the company's executive board is deliberating his replacement.

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler is ready to sing for Munich prosecutors. The question is what story his song will tell.

Uneasy investors, worried that Mr. Stadler’s testimony would further implicate VW top management in the emissions-cheating scandal, sold off stock of parent Volkswagen Tuesday, trimming 2 percent off the price. A spokesman for the prosecutor’s office confirmed that Mr. Stadler was “ready to talk” sometime this week. read more »