Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Bram Schot will become Audi AG's chief executive on Jan. 1 after serving in an interim role when the automaker's CEO was arrested in June, the German company announced Wednesday.
Rupert Stadler was arrested on June 18 in Munich, Germany, in connection with a large-scale emissions cheating scandal that embroiled parent company Volkswagen AG last year. Stadler, who has denied the allegations, was fired from the company in October.