Volkswagen's Audi Unit Faces Separate German Emissions Probe
- Prosecutors in Audi hometown of Ingolstadt open investigation
- German probes over diesel scandal may eventually be combined
Prosecutors in Ingolstadt opened the probe after reviewing several criminal complaints, including one filed by Audi, said Juergen Staudt, a spokesman for the investigators.
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German prosecutors opened another criminal investigation into the Volkswagen AG diesel emission scandal, this time looking at the company’s upscale Audi unit.
Prosecutors in Ingolstadt opened the probe after reviewing several criminal complaints, including one filed by Audi, said Juergen Staudt, a spokesman for the investigators. The case is targeting people at the automaker who were responsible for the emissions results, but no individual suspects have been determined, he said.