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Former CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) Martin Winterkorn (C) and his lawyers Kersten von Schenck (L) and Felix Doerr wait for the start of a resumed trial for market manipulation, on February 14, 2024 in Braunschweig, northern Germany. Under the reinstated charges, Winterkorn is accused of having intentionally failed to inform financial markets in time of the risk of a fine due to emissions-cheating vehicles on the US market. The Volkswagen group was plunged into crisis in 2015 when it admitted to installing cheating software in millions of diesel vehicles worldwide to dupe pollution tests. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann / AFP) (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)