Volkswagen’s admission that it used software to manipulate the results of emission testing to sidestep pollution standards in millions of cars has rocked the auto maker. WSJ’s Dipti Kapadia explains the scandal in numbers. Photo: Getty (Originally published Oct. 9, 2015)German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud relating to emissions cheating, dealing a blow to the car maker’s efforts to move past the scandal. In an indictment made public Monday, the individuals were also accused of engaging in unfair competition, embezzlement, tax evasion and giving false witness. The charges could result in substantial fines, the return of nearly €11 million ($12 million) in salary and bonuses and as much as 10 years in prison, making the...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 15, 2019 13:55 UTC