Volkswagen Fined

The European Union (EU)'s antitrust authority on Thursday fined German auto giants Volkswagen and BMW 875 million euros for colluding on the development of anti-pollution technology for diesel cars.

A German court said on Wednesday it was ending proceedings against the chairman and chief executive of Volkswagen AG after the carmaker agreed to pay a fine of 9 million euros ($9.9 million) over the diesel emissions scandal.

Volkswagen admitted to using illegal software to cheat U.S. pollution tests in 2015, triggering a global backlash against diesel vehicles that has so far cost it 30 billion euros (25 billion pounds) in fines, penalties and buyback costs.

Poland's consumer watchdog UOKiK said on Wednesday it was fining Volkswagen more than 120 million zlotys ($31.6 million) for misleading customers about the emissions of its vehicles.

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.

Germany's motor vehicle authority (KBA) has told Volkswagen's premium brand Audi that it faces penalties for its failure to remove illegal software from diesel cars that can manipulate emissions levels, the Bild am Sonntag (BamS) newspaper reported. BamS added that the KBA had told Audi in three letters that it had until September 26 to remove the ...

The Supreme Court Monday said no coercive action will be taken against German auto major Volkswagen against whom the National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 500 crore for damaging the environment through use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde virtually stayed the imposition of fine for the ti...

In January NGT fined Volkswagen Rs 100 crore in a separate case relating to excess emissions of nitrogen oxide, a smog-forming pollutant linked to lung and heart disease.

Volkswagen Group India has announced that it will be challenging the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order with the Honourable Supreme Court. NGT on Thursday ordered the German auto giant to pay Rs. 500 crore for using a cheat device on its diesel cars. The automaker has been asked to deposit the fine by the green body within two months. The tribun...

The National Green Tribunal Thursday slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on German auto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amount within two months. The tribunal enhanced the compensat...

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...

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...

A four-member committee formed by the National Green Tribunal has recommended Rs 171.34 crore fine on German auto major Volkswagen as "health damages" for causing air pollution in Delhi due to excess nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.

The European Union (EU)'s antitrust authority on Thursday fined German auto giants Volkswagen and BMW 875 million euros for colluding on the development of anti-pollution technology for diesel cars.

A German court said on Wednesday it was ending proceedings against the chairman and chief executive of Volkswagen AG after the carmaker agreed to pay a fine of 9 million euros ($9.9 million) over the diesel emissions scandal.

Volkswagen admitted to using illegal software to cheat U.S. pollution tests in 2015, triggering a global backlash against diesel vehicles that has so far cost it 30 billion euros (25 billion pounds) in fines, penalties and buyback costs.

Poland's consumer watchdog UOKiK said on Wednesday it was fining Volkswagen more than 120 million zlotys ($31.6 million) for misleading customers about the emissions of its vehicles.

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.

Germany's motor vehicle authority (KBA) has told Volkswagen's premium brand Audi that it faces penalties for its failure to remove illegal software from diesel cars that can manipulate emissions levels, the Bild am Sonntag (BamS) newspaper reported. BamS added that the KBA had told Audi in three letters that it had until September 26 to remove the ...

The Supreme Court Monday said no coercive action will be taken against German auto major Volkswagen against whom the National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 500 crore for damaging the environment through use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde virtually stayed the imposition of fine for the ti...

In January NGT fined Volkswagen Rs 100 crore in a separate case relating to excess emissions of nitrogen oxide, a smog-forming pollutant linked to lung and heart disease.

Volkswagen Group India has announced that it will be challenging the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order with the Honourable Supreme Court. NGT on Thursday ordered the German auto giant to pay Rs. 500 crore for using a cheat device on its diesel cars. The automaker has been asked to deposit the fine by the green body within two months. The tribun...

The National Green Tribunal Thursday slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on German auto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amount within two months. The tribunal enhanced the compensat...

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...

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...

A four-member committee formed by the National Green Tribunal has recommended Rs 171.34 crore fine on German auto major Volkswagen as "health damages" for causing air pollution in Delhi due to excess nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.