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Swiss Set To Drop Criminal Probe Of VW Emissions Scandal
The Office of the Attorney General said it had informed the German carmaker and its Swiss dealership arm this month "that it considers the investigation to be complete and intends to drop the case," it said in a statement.
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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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Volkswagen Faces First Mass Diesel Lawsuit On Home Turf
The first hearing in what is likely to be a grinding, years-long trial opens at 10 am in Brunswick, around 30 kilometres (19 miles) from VW headquarters in the northern city of Wolfsburg.
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Volkswagen Overstated Fuel Economy On 98,000 U.S. Vehicles, Will Repay Consumers
Volkswagen AG must forfeit greenhouse gas emissions credits and is lowering the fuel economy ratings on 98,000 vehicles after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said auto software overstated real-world performance.
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NGT Slams Volkswagen For Not Depositing Rs. 100 Crore As Per Its 2018 Order
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday slammed German auto major Volkswagen for not depositing Rs 100 crore in accordance with its November 16, 2018 order and directed it to submit the amount within 24 hours.
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Volkswagen India To Challenge NGT Recommended Fine On Emission Scandal
An NGT panel, formed to investigate Volkswagen India, following the 2015 global emission scandal or Dieselgate, has recommended a fine of Rs. 171.34 crore on the German automaker for damage to health caused in India. Volkswagen India has contested NGT's recommendation, claiming that all its vehicles are compliant with the emissions norms prescribed...
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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 Pleads Guilty In Emissions Scandal, Agrees To Pay $4.3 Billion
Six high-level Volkswagen employees have been indicted by a grand jury in the company's emissions cheating scandal, as the company admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay a record $4.3 billion penalty.
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European Commission Launches Legal Action Against Germany Over Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
The European Commission launched legal action on Thursday against authorities in seven EU nations including Germany for failing to crack down on emissions cheating exposed by the Volkswagen "Dieselgate" scandal.
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Dieselgate: Volkswagen Investors Claim $9 Billion In Damages Over Emissions Scandal
German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) faces $9.1 billion (around Rs. 6099 crore) in damages claims from investors over its emissions scandal in the legal district where the carmaker is based, a German court said on Wednesday.
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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'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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Volkswagen Delays German Recall After Failing To Get Regulatory Nod
Volkswagen said on Monday it was postponing a recall of tens of thousands of vehicles to remove a device designed to cheat pollution tests, after failing to obtain regulatory approval for the repair.
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Audi Admits It Created Dieselgate Software Used by Volkswagen in 1999
Audi has reportedly confessed that it created Diselgate - the diesel emissions tests cheating software that its parent company used in its cars.
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US Authorities Ask Volkswagen to Make Electric Cars: Reports
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked Volkswagen (VW) to manufacture electric vehicles in the German carmaker's plant in the United States in order to make up for rigging emission tests in its diesel cars, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported.
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Swiss Set To Drop Criminal Probe Of VW Emissions Scandal
The Office of the Attorney General said it had informed the German carmaker and its Swiss dealership arm this month "that it considers the investigation to be complete and intends to drop the case," it said in a statement.
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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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Volkswagen Faces First Mass Diesel Lawsuit On Home Turf
The first hearing in what is likely to be a grinding, years-long trial opens at 10 am in Brunswick, around 30 kilometres (19 miles) from VW headquarters in the northern city of Wolfsburg.
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Volkswagen Overstated Fuel Economy On 98,000 U.S. Vehicles, Will Repay Consumers
Volkswagen AG must forfeit greenhouse gas emissions credits and is lowering the fuel economy ratings on 98,000 vehicles after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said auto software overstated real-world performance.
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NGT Slams Volkswagen For Not Depositing Rs. 100 Crore As Per Its 2018 Order
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday slammed German auto major Volkswagen for not depositing Rs 100 crore in accordance with its November 16, 2018 order and directed it to submit the amount within 24 hours.
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Volkswagen India To Challenge NGT Recommended Fine On Emission Scandal
An NGT panel, formed to investigate Volkswagen India, following the 2015 global emission scandal or Dieselgate, has recommended a fine of Rs. 171.34 crore on the German automaker for damage to health caused in India. Volkswagen India has contested NGT's recommendation, claiming that all its vehicles are compliant with the emissions norms prescribed...
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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 Pleads Guilty In Emissions Scandal, Agrees To Pay $4.3 Billion
Six high-level Volkswagen employees have been indicted by a grand jury in the company's emissions cheating scandal, as the company admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay a record $4.3 billion penalty.
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European Commission Launches Legal Action Against Germany Over Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
The European Commission launched legal action on Thursday against authorities in seven EU nations including Germany for failing to crack down on emissions cheating exposed by the Volkswagen "Dieselgate" scandal.
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Dieselgate: Volkswagen Investors Claim $9 Billion In Damages Over Emissions Scandal
German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) faces $9.1 billion (around Rs. 6099 crore) in damages claims from investors over its emissions scandal in the legal district where the carmaker is based, a German court said on Wednesday.
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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'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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Volkswagen Delays German Recall After Failing To Get Regulatory Nod
Volkswagen said on Monday it was postponing a recall of tens of thousands of vehicles to remove a device designed to cheat pollution tests, after failing to obtain regulatory approval for the repair.
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Audi Admits It Created Dieselgate Software Used by Volkswagen in 1999
Audi has reportedly confessed that it created Diselgate - the diesel emissions tests cheating software that its parent company used in its cars.
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US Authorities Ask Volkswagen to Make Electric Cars: Reports
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked Volkswagen (VW) to manufacture electric vehicles in the German carmaker's plant in the United States in order to make up for rigging emission tests in its diesel cars, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported.
