Will Mercedes-Benz Get Sucked in the Dieselgate Scandal?
29 May 2018, 06:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German media reports that Mercedes-Benz would have to recall some 600,000 C- and G-Class models on emissions defeat device.
Volkswagen to Skip the Paris Auto Show
20 May 2018, 07:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The main brand of the Volkswagen group willnot be attending this year's Paris Auto Show, but other brands will be there.
Audi Admits Engine Management Irregularities in A6 and A7 Models
9 May 2018, 06:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi says it has decided to stop deliveries of A6 and A7 models from the C7 generation as a results of a software that tampers with engine management.
Audi Stops A6 Production on AdBlue Tampering Accusations
8 May 2018, 14:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi said to have stopped production of the new A6 amid rumors that the cars could be fitted with an improper software that tampers with AdBlue use
Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn Charged with Conspiracy and Wire Fraud
4 May 2018, 06:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Martin Winterkorn charged by U.S. Department of Justice with conspiracy and wire fraud in the Dieselgate scandal, man believed to be in Germany.
Volkswagen to Encourage Internal Whistleblowers
3 May 2018, 13:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen's new CEO Herbert Diess outlines the ethic road the carmaker will be driving on from now on, to become more honest.
Porsche Head of Powertrain Development Arrested in Connection to Dieselgate
20 Apr 2018, 17:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / German prosecutors said they arrested Porsche's powertrain development boss becase he was a flight risk, but others are being investigated
Volkswagen to Present Revamped Logo in 2019
17 Apr 2018, 11:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen to change logo, possibly advertising agency, as it tries to reposition itself as a leader of the new automotive world order.
Volkswagen Replaces CEO Matthias Muller by Mutual Agreement
13 Apr 2018, 07:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Head of the Volkswagen brand, Herbert Diess, will be replacing Matthias Muller as the auto group's CEO. Muller will leave by mutual agreement.
Diesel Car Sales Drop in Germany in March in Wake of Court Decision
5 Apr 2018, 11:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German diesel car registrations fell by a quarter in the first month following the court decision to allow city center bans for such vehicles.
Volkswagen Fights Germany Diesel Ban with More Diesel Cars
30 Mar 2018, 14:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen to replace older Euro 1 to Euro 4 emissions standard diesel vehicles with new ones, customers to get up to 10,000 euro rebate
BMW Denies Diesel Emissions Rigging Intent, Software Update a “Mistake”
21 Mar 2018, 09:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BMW says 11,400 BMW 750d and BMW M550d vehicles have been supplied with a software update not meant for them, by mistake
Rome to Ban Diesel Cars From City Center Starting 2024
1 Mar 2018, 10:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Rome mayor Virginia Raggi announced this week her decision to ban diesel cars from entering the city center starting 2024.
Germany to Announce Decision of Diesel Cars Ban on Thursday
22 Feb 2018, 10:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig will announce ruling on ban for diesel cars manufactured before introduction of the Euro 6 emission standard in 2015
Mercedes Diesel Engine Possible Defeat Software Found During Investigation
19 Feb 2018, 12:11 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Daimler's main brand is dealing with ongoing investigations both in the U.S. and Germany over its diesel engines, and they might not be going the carmaker's way
Volkswagen Is World’s Best Creative Advertiser in 2018
14 Feb 2018, 10:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The annual Gunn 100 reports ranks Volkswagen as the most successful creative advertiser of the year, ahead of Mars, Nike, Procter & Gamble
Volkswagen Denies Involvement in Animal Cruelty in Monkey Experiment
29 Jan 2018, 12:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen claims it did not have any role in designing the 2014 animal experiment during which 10 monkeys inhaled diesel exhaust.
Volkswagen Accused of Rigging Experiment on Monkeys Prior to Dieselgate
26 Jan 2018, 14:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen accused of trying to fake experiment on monkeys so that emissions from diesel engines no longer be blamed for cancer
VW CEO Calls for Diesel Subsidy Proving We Live in the Bizarro World
12 Dec 2017, 10:58 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A statement like this from the VW CEO three years ago would have led to Mr. Piech being institutionalized in a mental care facility
Porsche Is Reportedly Asking Audi Cousin For $234 M Dieselgate Compensation
9 Oct 2017, 14:58 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Porsche probably feels it was sold a faulty product that later tarred its image in the form of the 3.0-liter V6 TDI engine, and is now rightly upset about it