Volkswagen to get $351 million in dieselgate settlement with former executives
Reuters
Published Jun 09, 2021 07:04AM ET
Updated Jun 09, 2021 07:41AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen (DE:VOWG_p) said on Wednesday it had agreed with former executives, including ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn, to settle claims related to the dieselgate scandal that will see the carmaker receive 288 million euros ($351 million) in compensation.
The settlement comes as Winterkorn was charged by Berlin prosecutors with giving false testimony to the German parliament when he said he was unaware of the carmaker's diesel emissions cheating before it became public.
Winterkorn stepped down as Volkswagen CEO in September 2015, a week after the scandal, in which the company admitted using illegal software to rig U.S. diesel engine tests, broke.
The settlement, which consists mainly of a 270 million euro payment from directors' and officers' liability (D&O) insurances, also includes a settlement with former Audi boss Rupert Stadler.
It still needs to be approved at the company's annual general meeting on July 22.
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