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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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Suzuki Motor Corp Will Respond To Dutch Emissions Probe By Mid-February
Suzuki said diesel versions of its Vitara and S-Cross vehicles used engines and emissions software supplied by Fiat Chrysler. The Dutch authorities said the vehicles in question, which are no longer in production, showed emissions levels higher than allowed following a software update in 2017.
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Porsche Risks Fine In New Legal Tussle Over Diesel Cheating
German prosecutors on Monday said they have launched fresh legal proceedings over Porsche's role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal that erupted in 2015, which could leave the luxury carmaker facing a hefty fine. "We have opened an administrative proceeding (against Porsche AG) at the end of which a court could impose a fine," a spokesman for...
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Audi CEO Rupert Stadler Taken Into Custody In Diesel-Cheating Probe
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested in Munich Monday in connection with the diesel-cheating scandal, making him the highest-profile target in the probe that's engulfed the carmaker and parent Volkswagen for almost three years.
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Prosecutors Raid Former Audi Board Members In Diesel Probe
German prosecutors said Thursday they had raided the homes of three people including two former board members at luxury carmaker Audi, the third search this year related to diesel emissions cheating at the Volkswagen subsidiary.
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German Court Rejects Case Seeking Compensation For Volkswagen Owners
MyRight accused VW of breaching European Union law by selling cars with software that was banned under EU rules.
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EU Antitrust Regulators Are Probing Possible German Cartel Among German Carmakers
t VW, BMW, Audi, Porsche may have colluded to fix the prices of diesel emissions treatment systems using industry committees, probing a possible cartel amidst German carmakers.
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Bosch Worked 'Hand-in-Glove' With Volkswagen In Emissions Fraud - Lawyers
German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH was a "knowing and active participant" in a decade-long scheme by Volkswagen AG to evade U.S. emissions laws, according to lawyers for U.S. owners of polluting VW diesel vehicles.
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Volkswagen, US Justice Department Discuss Settling Criminal Probe: Sources
Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department have held preliminary settlement talks about resolving a criminal probe into the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on the matter said.
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Volkswagen's Top US Executive Steps Down Amid Ongoing Probe
Volkswagen AG's top US executive is stepping down nearly six months after the German automaker admitted to installing software to allow 580,000 diesel US vehicles to emit excess emissions, the company said on Wednesday.
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Volkswagen To Update Engines Of 3 Lakh Vehicles Recalled In India
Volkswagen plans to update the engines of over 3 lakh vehicles that it recalled in India after a government-ordered probe found the German auto major using diesel engines equipped with a defeat device which help cheat emission tests.
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Sweden Opens Fraud Investigations Against Volkswagen
The Swedish investigation will examine diesel models imported to Sweden between 2009 and 2015 - models which were equipped with software that minimised emissions during pollution tests, but allowed vehicles to spew out far more nitrogen oxide while on road.
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Volkswagen Blasted For Shielding Emissions Documents From US Probe
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen blasted Volkswagen AG on Friday for citing German law to withhold documents from a group of U.S. state attorneys general investigating the German automaker's use of illegal diesel emissions software.
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Volkswagen to Recall 3.2 Lakh Cars in India on Emission Cheating Charges
German auto giant Volkswagen will recall 3.23 lakh vehicles in India after a government-ordered probe found the company using diesel engines equipped with a device which helps cheat emission tests, as it had done in the US and other global markets.
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Volkswagen to Refit Cars Affected by Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen signalled on Tuesday it would recall up to 11 million vehicles as it tries to address the scandal over its admission that it cheated U.S. diesel emissions tests.
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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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Suzuki Motor Corp Will Respond To Dutch Emissions Probe By Mid-February
Suzuki said diesel versions of its Vitara and S-Cross vehicles used engines and emissions software supplied by Fiat Chrysler. The Dutch authorities said the vehicles in question, which are no longer in production, showed emissions levels higher than allowed following a software update in 2017.
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Porsche Risks Fine In New Legal Tussle Over Diesel Cheating
German prosecutors on Monday said they have launched fresh legal proceedings over Porsche's role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal that erupted in 2015, which could leave the luxury carmaker facing a hefty fine. "We have opened an administrative proceeding (against Porsche AG) at the end of which a court could impose a fine," a spokesman for...
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Audi CEO Rupert Stadler Taken Into Custody In Diesel-Cheating Probe
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested in Munich Monday in connection with the diesel-cheating scandal, making him the highest-profile target in the probe that's engulfed the carmaker and parent Volkswagen for almost three years.
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Prosecutors Raid Former Audi Board Members In Diesel Probe
German prosecutors said Thursday they had raided the homes of three people including two former board members at luxury carmaker Audi, the third search this year related to diesel emissions cheating at the Volkswagen subsidiary.
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German Court Rejects Case Seeking Compensation For Volkswagen Owners
MyRight accused VW of breaching European Union law by selling cars with software that was banned under EU rules.
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EU Antitrust Regulators Are Probing Possible German Cartel Among German Carmakers
t VW, BMW, Audi, Porsche may have colluded to fix the prices of diesel emissions treatment systems using industry committees, probing a possible cartel amidst German carmakers.
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Bosch Worked 'Hand-in-Glove' With Volkswagen In Emissions Fraud - Lawyers
German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH was a "knowing and active participant" in a decade-long scheme by Volkswagen AG to evade U.S. emissions laws, according to lawyers for U.S. owners of polluting VW diesel vehicles.
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Volkswagen, US Justice Department Discuss Settling Criminal Probe: Sources
Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department have held preliminary settlement talks about resolving a criminal probe into the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on the matter said.
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Volkswagen's Top US Executive Steps Down Amid Ongoing Probe
Volkswagen AG's top US executive is stepping down nearly six months after the German automaker admitted to installing software to allow 580,000 diesel US vehicles to emit excess emissions, the company said on Wednesday.
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Volkswagen To Update Engines Of 3 Lakh Vehicles Recalled In India
Volkswagen plans to update the engines of over 3 lakh vehicles that it recalled in India after a government-ordered probe found the German auto major using diesel engines equipped with a defeat device which help cheat emission tests.
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Sweden Opens Fraud Investigations Against Volkswagen
The Swedish investigation will examine diesel models imported to Sweden between 2009 and 2015 - models which were equipped with software that minimised emissions during pollution tests, but allowed vehicles to spew out far more nitrogen oxide while on road.
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Volkswagen Blasted For Shielding Emissions Documents From US Probe
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen blasted Volkswagen AG on Friday for citing German law to withhold documents from a group of U.S. state attorneys general investigating the German automaker's use of illegal diesel emissions software.
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Volkswagen to Recall 3.2 Lakh Cars in India on Emission Cheating Charges
German auto giant Volkswagen will recall 3.23 lakh vehicles in India after a government-ordered probe found the company using diesel engines equipped with a device which helps cheat emission tests, as it had done in the US and other global markets.
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Volkswagen to Refit Cars Affected by Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen signalled on Tuesday it would recall up to 11 million vehicles as it tries to address the scandal over its admission that it cheated U.S. diesel emissions tests.
