Volkswagen Pollution Cheating Scandal
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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 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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GM Accused In Owner Lawsuit Of Using VW-Like Defeat Devices
General Motors Co. was sued for allegedly putting defeat devices in trucks to beat emissions tests, making it the fifth carmaker to be accused of diesel cheating since Volkswagen AG admitted in 2015 to flouting pollution rules.
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VW Has Repurchased, Repaired Over 50 Per Cent Of Polluting 2-Litre Diesels In US
In 2015, Volkswagen admitted to installing software that allowed its cars to emit up to 40 times of the permitted pollution levels. In March 2017, it plead guilty to fraud, obstruction of justice, and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the US Justice Department.
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VW Reaches Record $14.7 Billion Settlement In Dieselgate Emission Scandal Cases
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday approved Volkswagen AG's record-setting $14.7 billion settlement with regulators and owners of 475,000 polluting diesel vehicles, and the German automaker said it would begin buying back the vehicles in mid-November.
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Germany Probes Volkswagen Staffer For 'Destroying Proof' Of Fraud
German authorities investigating the Volkswagen pollution cheating scandal have opened a probe into a Volkswagon employee suspected of having destroyed evidence of the fraud, AFP learnt on Thursday.
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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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Volkswagen Faces Huge US Lawsuit Over Pollution Cheating
Volkswagen faces potentially huge damages to pay over pollution cheat devices on its diesel-engine cars in a class-action lawsuit filed in a San Francisco court this week.
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Germany Approves Scandal-Hit Volkswagen's Recall Plan For 2.0-Litre Cars
German authorities on Wednesday gave the green light to a plan by scandal-hit Volkswagen to recall thousands of vehicles fitted with devices designed to cheat pollution tests.
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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 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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GM Accused In Owner Lawsuit Of Using VW-Like Defeat Devices
General Motors Co. was sued for allegedly putting defeat devices in trucks to beat emissions tests, making it the fifth carmaker to be accused of diesel cheating since Volkswagen AG admitted in 2015 to flouting pollution rules.
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VW Has Repurchased, Repaired Over 50 Per Cent Of Polluting 2-Litre Diesels In US
In 2015, Volkswagen admitted to installing software that allowed its cars to emit up to 40 times of the permitted pollution levels. In March 2017, it plead guilty to fraud, obstruction of justice, and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the US Justice Department.
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VW Reaches Record $14.7 Billion Settlement In Dieselgate Emission Scandal Cases
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday approved Volkswagen AG's record-setting $14.7 billion settlement with regulators and owners of 475,000 polluting diesel vehicles, and the German automaker said it would begin buying back the vehicles in mid-November.
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Germany Probes Volkswagen Staffer For 'Destroying Proof' Of Fraud
German authorities investigating the Volkswagen pollution cheating scandal have opened a probe into a Volkswagon employee suspected of having destroyed evidence of the fraud, AFP learnt on Thursday.
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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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Volkswagen Faces Huge US Lawsuit Over Pollution Cheating
Volkswagen faces potentially huge damages to pay over pollution cheat devices on its diesel-engine cars in a class-action lawsuit filed in a San Francisco court this week.
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Germany Approves Scandal-Hit Volkswagen's Recall Plan For 2.0-Litre Cars
German authorities on Wednesday gave the green light to a plan by scandal-hit Volkswagen to recall thousands of vehicles fitted with devices designed to cheat pollution tests.
