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Britain Proposes Unlimited Fines For Car Emissions Cheaters
The announcement is aimed at addressing criticism that the government was toothless in dealing with Volkswagen after a scandal that affected 1.2 million cars in Britain.
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Volkswagen Executive Gets 7 Years Jail Time For Emissions Fraud In The US
A US-based Volkswagen AG executive who oversaw emissions issues was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $400,000 by a judge on Wednesday for his role in a diesel emissions scandal that has cost the German automaker as much as $30 billion.
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US Judge Approves Additional $1.2 Billion Deal In Volkswagen Dieselgate Scandal Case
In a new development in the infamous Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal that rocked the automotive community a few years ago, a federal judge in California has ruled that he would approve a $1.2 billion settlement for a section of the cars that were affected by the emissions cheating. The settlement is for the last 80,000 cars that are fitted with the l...
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German Prosecutors Say Probing Former Volkswagen CEO For Fraud
German prosecutors said Friday they were investigating Volkswagen's former chief executive Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of fraud over the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, dealing a blow to the auto giant's attempts to move on from the crisis.
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Volkswagen's $15 Billion US Emissions Settlement Gets Early Court Approval
A $15 billion settlement over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, with a federal judge giving preliminary approval to a deal that includes an option for owners to have the carmaker buy back their vehicles.
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Dieselgate: Volkswagen Allegedly Considering Lay-Offs at Pune Facility
Volkswagen CEO Matthias Muller had said in 2015 that funds set aside to deal with the emissions scandal might not be enough and that lay-offs were likely to follow.
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Volkswagen To Offer Buy Back Of Nearly 500,000 US Diesel Cars: Sources
Volkswagen AG and US officials have reached a framework deal under which the automaker would offer to buy back almost 500,000 diesel cars that used sophisticated software to evade US emission rules, two people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.
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US, Volkswagen May Not Reach Emissions Deal By April 21: Officials
The top US environmental official expressed uncertainty on Tuesday about whether the Obama administration and Volkswagen AG (VW) will meet an April 21 court deadline to come up with a plan to address excess emissions from 580,000 diesel vehicles sold in the country.
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Emission Scandal: Volkswagen Begins Recall of Diesel Cars in Europe
Volkswagen (VW) has begun recalling millions of its diesel cars fitted with devices designed to cheat emission tests in Europe after German authorities gave the green light to their recall plan. The scandal-hit German carmaker, however, is no closer to a deal with US officials over how to fix the affected cars owned by American consumers.
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Volkswagen Violated Consumer Laws In 20 Countries
According to Die Welt, the European Commission recently discovered that VW's cheating on emissions tests caused the group to violate consumer laws in 20 countries in the European Union.
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Britain Proposes Unlimited Fines For Car Emissions Cheaters
The announcement is aimed at addressing criticism that the government was toothless in dealing with Volkswagen after a scandal that affected 1.2 million cars in Britain.
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Volkswagen Executive Gets 7 Years Jail Time For Emissions Fraud In The US
A US-based Volkswagen AG executive who oversaw emissions issues was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $400,000 by a judge on Wednesday for his role in a diesel emissions scandal that has cost the German automaker as much as $30 billion.
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US Judge Approves Additional $1.2 Billion Deal In Volkswagen Dieselgate Scandal Case
In a new development in the infamous Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal that rocked the automotive community a few years ago, a federal judge in California has ruled that he would approve a $1.2 billion settlement for a section of the cars that were affected by the emissions cheating. The settlement is for the last 80,000 cars that are fitted with the l...
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German Prosecutors Say Probing Former Volkswagen CEO For Fraud
German prosecutors said Friday they were investigating Volkswagen's former chief executive Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of fraud over the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, dealing a blow to the auto giant's attempts to move on from the crisis.
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Volkswagen's $15 Billion US Emissions Settlement Gets Early Court Approval
A $15 billion settlement over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, with a federal judge giving preliminary approval to a deal that includes an option for owners to have the carmaker buy back their vehicles.
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Dieselgate: Volkswagen Allegedly Considering Lay-Offs at Pune Facility
Volkswagen CEO Matthias Muller had said in 2015 that funds set aside to deal with the emissions scandal might not be enough and that lay-offs were likely to follow.
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Volkswagen To Offer Buy Back Of Nearly 500,000 US Diesel Cars: Sources
Volkswagen AG and US officials have reached a framework deal under which the automaker would offer to buy back almost 500,000 diesel cars that used sophisticated software to evade US emission rules, two people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.
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US, Volkswagen May Not Reach Emissions Deal By April 21: Officials
The top US environmental official expressed uncertainty on Tuesday about whether the Obama administration and Volkswagen AG (VW) will meet an April 21 court deadline to come up with a plan to address excess emissions from 580,000 diesel vehicles sold in the country.
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Emission Scandal: Volkswagen Begins Recall of Diesel Cars in Europe
Volkswagen (VW) has begun recalling millions of its diesel cars fitted with devices designed to cheat emission tests in Europe after German authorities gave the green light to their recall plan. The scandal-hit German carmaker, however, is no closer to a deal with US officials over how to fix the affected cars owned by American consumers.
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Volkswagen Violated Consumer Laws In 20 Countries
According to Die Welt, the European Commission recently discovered that VW's cheating on emissions tests caused the group to violate consumer laws in 20 countries in the European Union.
