A German court has convicted four former Volkswagen managers of fraud and gave two of them prison sentences for their part in the manipulation of emissions controls.

Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler has been convicted in connection with the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal.

The former head of Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi has pleaded guilty to charges tied to the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal.

Rupert Stadler, former CEO of German car manufacturer Audi, arrives at a district court in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Stadler stands trial in Germany over the "dieselgate" emissions scandal, five years after parent company VW admitted responsibility. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)FRANKFURT – The former head of Volkswagen's Audi luxury car division and three others went on trial Wednesday on charges related to the company's cheating on diesel car emissions tests. Former development executive Wolfgang Hatz and two other engineers are charged with developing 3.0 liter diesel engines for Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche that used the illegal software. The case involves 250,700 Audi vehicles, 71,600 Volkswagen vehicles, and 112,100 Porsche vehicles mostly sold on the U.S. and European markets.

(CNN) - German prosecutors have charged former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler with fraud in connection with the 2015 diesel emissions scandal that rocked the Volkswagen Group. The charges relate to nearly 435,000 Audis, Porsche and Volkswagen cars destined for the U.S. and European markets. Stadler had worked for Volkswagen since 1990 before he was arrested in June 2018 in connection with the diesel scandal. The diesel scandal trashed confidence among consumers and regulators in diesel technology and cost Volkswagen more than $30 billion in recalls, legal penalties and settlements. In April, German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn with fraud over diesel emissions.