Audi's Management Board Fiercely Criticizied By Company Executives

Company managers at Audi have fiercely criticized the automaker's management board, including chief executive Rupert Stadler.

According to The New York Times, citing an internal dossier, the executive board at Audi hasn't shown any signs of change or readiness for the future in the wake of its involvement within the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal.

Last month, chief executive Stadler receive a five-year contract extension but it is reported that many are unhappy with how he has responded to the scandal and that the extension was approved solely because of an agreement between board members that he won't serve out his full term.

Earlier this month, Reuters suggested that Volkswagen was looking at rehiring the current chief executive of Opel to lead Audi into the future but in a statement, the carmaker denied such plans.

“We deny plans to get rid of Stadler,” Audi said.