THREE YEARS ON, THE DIESELGATE SHOCKS STILL KEEP COMING
AUDI BOSS RUPERT Stadler was “ready to talk” on Dieselgate, according to prosecutors in Germany, as Autocar went to press. In a surprise development, he was taken into custody last week by officers investigating the scandal through fears that he might influence witnesses. So shocking have been the Dieselgate revelations that it’s possible to become blasé about news such as Stadler’s arrest. But do not underestimate how significant it is that the chief executive of one of the most famous companies in the world is in custody, and the reasons why. Audi has so far escaped the most intense of the post-Dieselgate scrutiny because attention has been trained on Volkswagen and the parent company, VW Group. But be in no doubt: the Dieselgate storm has now engulfed Audi and at last German…