Audi fined £700m over diesel emissions scandal
Audi has been fined €800m (£700m) to settle an investigation by German prosecutors into breaches of diesel emissions rules.
The premium car brand, owned by Volkswagen, said it “accepts the fine and … admits its responsibility”.
Audi, whose ex-boss Rupert Stadler is being investigated over “dieselgate”, said affected cars spanned 2004-18.
Audi said in a statement that some V6 and V8 diesel engines were “placed on the market with an impermissible software function”. Other engines implicated include the widely-used EA 288 and EA 189.
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