Overview

• The Braunschweig trial against four former Volkswagen managers and engineers has reached the end of its evidence phase after 168 hearings spanning over three and a half years.
• Prosecutors have demanded a four-year prison sentence for one defendant, three years each for two others, and two years on probation for the fourth.
• The defendants are accused of organized fraud for using software to manipulate emissions tests, affecting millions of vehicles that emitted nitrogen oxides far above legal limits on the road.
• Three defendants are held responsible for damages of €3.15 billion tied to 3.65 million vehicles, while the fourth is linked to €1.14 billion and 1.49 million cars.
• The trial against former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn remains suspended due to health issues, leaving his role in the Dieselgate scandal unresolved.