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Porsche accepts $853 million Dieselgate fine

The Stuttgart prosecutor's office has penalised Porsche €4 million ($6.4 million) for a "negligent breach of duty" relating to its use of diesel engines with software capable of cheating its way past emissions bench testing.


The rest of the fine - €531 million ($847 million) - comes via a levy calculated from the "economic benefit" the company derived from its illegal activities.

According to prosecutors, "negligent breaches of supervisory duties" from the company's engineering department lead to it to selling diesel vehicles which weren't compliant with emissions regulations.

The company is keen to point out these breaches occurred "several levels below the executive board", and it "never developed and produced diesel engines".

Porsche also says it will not appeal against the fine, noting the "procedure against Porsche AG is therefore concluded".

In 2018 Porsche announced it would stop offering diesel engines in its cars in order to concentrate on petrol-powered sports cars, plug-in hybrid drivetrains and electric vehicles.

Prior to this Audi-developed diesel engines were available in its Panamera, Cayenne and Macan ranges.

German prosecutors have levied similar fines against other Volkswagen Group brands for their role in the Dieselgate affair, with Audi copping an €800 million ($1.3 billion) fine, while Volkswagen was penalised €1 billion ($1.6 billion).

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