Pollution Scandal

Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and CNH Industrial offices were searched on Wednesday in Germany, Italy and Switzerland as part of a probe initiated by German prosecutors investigating emissions fraud. Engines used by Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep vehicles as well as in CNH Industrial's Iveco trucks have been found to contain potentially illegal engine management ...

Two Indian subsidiaries of German carmaker Volkswagen group have been charged for allegedly selling seven Audi cars fitted with "cheat devices" that are able to deceive excessive pollution emission tests to a Noida businessman, police said on Friday.

German prosecutors have extended their diesel emissions probe to include auto supplier Continental for its role in supplying engine components, searching the company's offices and those of automaker Volkswagen, the companies said on Wednesday. Prosecutors in Hanover, Germany conducted the searches as part of an investigation into how a 1.6-litre di...

Volkswagen on Thursday said it was in talks to discuss a settlement with German vehicle owners who are suing the carmaker over excessive pollution caused by VW's diesel cars. In 2015 the carmaker admitted to using manipulated engine management software to mask excessive pollution levels in its diesel cars, sparking a raft of prosecutions and lawsui...

Volkswagen on Thursday said it was in talks to discuss a settlement with German vehicle owners who are suing the carmaker over excessive pollution caused by VW's diesel cars.

Volkswagen AG took two raps in Australia on Friday as a federal court upheld a fine on the German car maker as part of a global diesel emissions cheating scandal and a regulator started penalty proceedings against one of its financial units.

The National Green Tribunal today directed Volkswagen to deposit an interim amount of Rs 100 crore with the CPCB in a case related to allegations against the German carmaker for using 'cheat device' in emission tests of its diesel vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also formed a committee comprising officials of t...

NGT noted that VW has recalled only 64 per cent of the affected cars as undertaken by it and 36 per cent of the polluting vehicles are still on the roads.

The tainted cars were recalled by VW, but the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) said tests it commissioned on local vehicles before and after being updated showed they were still exceeding regulations in real-world settings.

The scandal over rigged diesel emissions tests at German carmaker Volkswagen has thrown the engine technology into doubt and has highlighted carmakers' struggle to comply with ever stricter rules capping nitrogen oxides emissions.

General Motors Co. was sued for allegedly putting defeat devices in trucks to beat emissions tests, making it the fifth carmaker to be accused of diesel cheating since Volkswagen AG admitted in 2015 to flouting pollution rules.

In 2015, Volkswagen admitted to installing software that allowed its cars to emit up to 40 times of the permitted pollution levels. In March 2017, it plead guilty to fraud, obstruction of justice, and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the US Justice Department.

The aftermath of the VW emissions cheating scandal or Dieselgate as is known globally has resulted in severe implications in continental Europe. With a slew of cities voting to ban diesel cars from their town centres in the near future, the popularity of diesel cars will eventually see a downward graph. The European Government too is looking for a ...

Pollution from 2.6 million Volkswagen cars sold in Germany between 2008 to 2015 - tampered to falsely comply with emission standards - will cause 1200 premature deaths across Europe, with each person losing as much as a decade of their life, a new study said today.

The settlement deal covered luxury VW, Audi and Porsche vehicles with 3.0-litre engines, meaning Volkswagen has now agreed to spend as much as $17.5 billion in the US to resolve claims from owners as well as federal and state regulators over polluting diesel vehicles.

Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and CNH Industrial offices were searched on Wednesday in Germany, Italy and Switzerland as part of a probe initiated by German prosecutors investigating emissions fraud. Engines used by Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep vehicles as well as in CNH Industrial's Iveco trucks have been found to contain potentially illegal engine management ...

Two Indian subsidiaries of German carmaker Volkswagen group have been charged for allegedly selling seven Audi cars fitted with "cheat devices" that are able to deceive excessive pollution emission tests to a Noida businessman, police said on Friday.

German prosecutors have extended their diesel emissions probe to include auto supplier Continental for its role in supplying engine components, searching the company's offices and those of automaker Volkswagen, the companies said on Wednesday. Prosecutors in Hanover, Germany conducted the searches as part of an investigation into how a 1.6-litre di...

Volkswagen on Thursday said it was in talks to discuss a settlement with German vehicle owners who are suing the carmaker over excessive pollution caused by VW's diesel cars. In 2015 the carmaker admitted to using manipulated engine management software to mask excessive pollution levels in its diesel cars, sparking a raft of prosecutions and lawsui...

Volkswagen on Thursday said it was in talks to discuss a settlement with German vehicle owners who are suing the carmaker over excessive pollution caused by VW's diesel cars.

Volkswagen AG took two raps in Australia on Friday as a federal court upheld a fine on the German car maker as part of a global diesel emissions cheating scandal and a regulator started penalty proceedings against one of its financial units.

The National Green Tribunal today directed Volkswagen to deposit an interim amount of Rs 100 crore with the CPCB in a case related to allegations against the German carmaker for using 'cheat device' in emission tests of its diesel vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also formed a committee comprising officials of t...

NGT noted that VW has recalled only 64 per cent of the affected cars as undertaken by it and 36 per cent of the polluting vehicles are still on the roads.

The tainted cars were recalled by VW, but the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) said tests it commissioned on local vehicles before and after being updated showed they were still exceeding regulations in real-world settings.

The scandal over rigged diesel emissions tests at German carmaker Volkswagen has thrown the engine technology into doubt and has highlighted carmakers' struggle to comply with ever stricter rules capping nitrogen oxides emissions.

General Motors Co. was sued for allegedly putting defeat devices in trucks to beat emissions tests, making it the fifth carmaker to be accused of diesel cheating since Volkswagen AG admitted in 2015 to flouting pollution rules.

In 2015, Volkswagen admitted to installing software that allowed its cars to emit up to 40 times of the permitted pollution levels. In March 2017, it plead guilty to fraud, obstruction of justice, and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the US Justice Department.

The aftermath of the VW emissions cheating scandal or Dieselgate as is known globally has resulted in severe implications in continental Europe. With a slew of cities voting to ban diesel cars from their town centres in the near future, the popularity of diesel cars will eventually see a downward graph. The European Government too is looking for a ...

Pollution from 2.6 million Volkswagen cars sold in Germany between 2008 to 2015 - tampered to falsely comply with emission standards - will cause 1200 premature deaths across Europe, with each person losing as much as a decade of their life, a new study said today.

The settlement deal covered luxury VW, Audi and Porsche vehicles with 3.0-litre engines, meaning Volkswagen has now agreed to spend as much as $17.5 billion in the US to resolve claims from owners as well as federal and state regulators over polluting diesel vehicles.