“Stefan Knirsch is well acquainted with the Volkswagen Group and Audi’s technical development” said Audi CEO Rupert Stadler when Knirsch was chosen to become a board member in charge of Audi’s R&D. Nine months later, Knirsch has been sacked because he knew too much, namely about the methods Audi used to get around stringent U.S. emission regulations. Volkswagen AG’s dieselgate minefield claimed a new casualty. This time, it looks like organized labor triggered the explosion.

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