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Former Volkswagen boss Winterkorn goes on trial over diesel cars rigged to cheat on emissions tests

Martin Winterkorn is on trial nine years after Volkswagen admitted to rigging emissions tests.
The case involves about nine million cars sold in Europe and the United States, leading to significant financial losses.
Prosecutors claim Winterkorn was aware of the illegal software before its discovery by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in September 2015.

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The trial of former VW boss Winterkorn over the emissions scandal has begun

The trial of the former head of the Volkswagen Group, Martin Winterkorn, began in Germany on Tuesday. He faces charges of fraud in connection with the large-scale emissions scandal of the German car company.

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Ex-VW CEO Martin Winterkorn's fraud trial starts years after emissions scandal

Former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn is defending himself against several criminal allegations relating to the automaker's diesel-cheating scandal.

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Trial of ex-VW boss begins over 'dieselgate' emissions scandal

Martin Winterkorn, who was head of the German carmaker in 2015, appeared in court on Tuesday.

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Former Volkswagen CEO 'Diesel Gate' goes on trial for the first time in 9 years

(Berlin=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = Martin Winterkorn (77), 9 years after the suspicion of exhaust gas manipulation became known to the world...

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Former Volkswagen boss Winterkorn goes on trial over diesel cars rigged to cheat on emissions tests

Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has gone on trial on charges of fraud and market manipulation.

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Dieselgate: the criminal trial of the former Volkswagen boss begins, nine years after the revelation of the rigged engines scandal

The criminal trial of former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn in “Dieselgate” opens on Tuesday, almost nine years after the revelation of this rigged engine scandal with global repercussions, which has...

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