Former VW CEO to Face Renewed Charges Over Diesel Emissions Scandal
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Former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn must stand trial again for market manipulation charges related to the diesel emissions cheating scandal.
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Winterkorn is accused of failing to inform shareholders about the installation of emissions cheat devices in VW diesel vehicles.
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The charges were previously dropped in 2021 but have now been revived by a German court.
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Winterkorn denies knowing about the emissions cheat devices before the scandal became public in 2015.
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The Volkswagen emissions scandal, known as "Dieselgate," has cost the company around €32 billion since it emerged in 2015 that VW had installed software to cheat on emissions tests.