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German Prosecutors Search Offices In Fiat, Iveco Emissions Probe
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 ...
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Volkswagen Group Firms Sold 7 Audis Fitted With "Pollution Cheat Devices": Noida Cops
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.
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German Authorities Search Continental, Volkswagen As Part Of Diesel Probe
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...
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Volkswagen Starts Settlement Talks With German Consumer Groups Over Diesel Scandal
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...
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VW Starts Settlement Talks With German Consumer Groups Over Diesel Scandal
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.
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Volkswagen Takes One-Two Punch In Australia With Fine, Regulatory Proceedings
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.
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Volkswagen Charged Rs. 100 Crore By NGT Over Emission Scandal
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...
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NGT Asks Volkswagen To Explain Reasons For Not Recalling Cars
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.
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Volkswagen Using More Diesel, Failing Pollution Tests After Recalls: Study
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.
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Munich, Home To BMW, Considers Diesel Ban To Tackle Pollution
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.
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German Prosecutors Search Offices In Fiat, Iveco Emissions Probe
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 ...
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Volkswagen Group Firms Sold 7 Audis Fitted With "Pollution Cheat Devices": Noida Cops
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.
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German Authorities Search Continental, Volkswagen As Part Of Diesel Probe
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...
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Volkswagen Starts Settlement Talks With German Consumer Groups Over Diesel Scandal
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...
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VW Starts Settlement Talks With German Consumer Groups Over Diesel Scandal
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.
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Volkswagen Takes One-Two Punch In Australia With Fine, Regulatory Proceedings
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.
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Volkswagen Charged Rs. 100 Crore By NGT Over Emission Scandal
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...
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NGT Asks Volkswagen To Explain Reasons For Not Recalling Cars
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.
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Volkswagen Using More Diesel, Failing Pollution Tests After Recalls: Study
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.
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Munich, Home To BMW, Considers Diesel Ban To Tackle Pollution
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.
