<p>Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler will plead guilty over the "dieselgate" vehicle emissions-cheating scandal, a German court said Wednesday, which would make him the first auto CEO to be convicted in the resulting lawsuits.</p>.<p>Stadler will admit guilt after reaching an agreement with the Munich district court over the scandal that rocked Audi's parent company Volkswagen.</p>.<p>In exchange he will be handed a suspended prison sentence of up to two years and a fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.2 million), a court spokesman said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/audi-looks-to-assemble-evs-in-india-1191135.html" target="_blank">Audi looks to assemble EVs in India</a></strong></p>.<p>The confession by the auto executive, whose trial began in late 2020, is expected to be read out in two weeks.</p>.<p>German car giant VW -- whose subsidiaries include Porsche, Audi, Skoda and Seat -- admitted in September 2015 that it had installed software to rig emission levels in 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide.</p>.<p>The so-called defeat devices made the vehicles appear less polluting in lab tests than they were on the road.</p>.<p>Stadler had previously denied the charges of fraud, falsifying certifications and false advertising against him.</p>.<p>Last month Wolfgang Hatz, another former Audi executive who was on trial alongside Stadler, pleaded guilty. His defence team and the court recommended a suspended sentence, though prosecutors have objected.</p>
<p>Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler will plead guilty over the "dieselgate" vehicle emissions-cheating scandal, a German court said Wednesday, which would make him the first auto CEO to be convicted in the resulting lawsuits.</p>.<p>Stadler will admit guilt after reaching an agreement with the Munich district court over the scandal that rocked Audi's parent company Volkswagen.</p>.<p>In exchange he will be handed a suspended prison sentence of up to two years and a fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.2 million), a court spokesman said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/audi-looks-to-assemble-evs-in-india-1191135.html" target="_blank">Audi looks to assemble EVs in India</a></strong></p>.<p>The confession by the auto executive, whose trial began in late 2020, is expected to be read out in two weeks.</p>.<p>German car giant VW -- whose subsidiaries include Porsche, Audi, Skoda and Seat -- admitted in September 2015 that it had installed software to rig emission levels in 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide.</p>.<p>The so-called defeat devices made the vehicles appear less polluting in lab tests than they were on the road.</p>.<p>Stadler had previously denied the charges of fraud, falsifying certifications and false advertising against him.</p>.<p>Last month Wolfgang Hatz, another former Audi executive who was on trial alongside Stadler, pleaded guilty. His defence team and the court recommended a suspended sentence, though prosecutors have objected.</p>