Audi To Recall 24,000 A7 and A8 Models With TDI Engines Sold In Europe
5 Jun 2017, 14:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Audi has announced a recall campaign for 24,000 A7 and A8 cars sold on the Old Continent with Euro 5 TDI engines. It is about NOx emissions
First Book About Dieselgate Identifies Whistleblower, His Lawyer Says No Comment
23 Apr 2017, 11:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The first book about Volkswagen's emissions scandal will be available next month, and those who read it say that the whistleblower's identity is revealed
VW's Dieselgate Case Sentenced, Company Will Pay $4.3 Billion To U.S. Government
23 Apr 2017, 08:41 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen's Dieselgate case was sentenced this week, and the company will have to pay $4.3 billion in fines and penalties, on top of what it owes to customers
Storing Thousands of Volkswagens At A Stadium Is Illegal, Now What?
4 Apr 2017, 09:09 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen bought back thousands of cars from its customers, and it had to store them somewhere. Apparently, the Detroit Silverdome is not a good option
Volkswagen Gets EPA Approval To Sell Repaired Dieselgate-Affected Cars
30 Mar 2017, 09:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen has received the approval of the EPA to sell used dieselgate-affected vehicles in the USA. Dealers don't have to wait until they are fixed
Magazine Tests Volkswagen Cars Before And After Dieselgate Fix, Figures May Vary
29 Mar 2017, 16:10 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Swedes at Teknikens Värld have published the results of their tests that have analyzed several vehicles affected by Dieselgate, before and after the fix
German Regulator KBA Gets Sued By Environmental Lobby Group Over Dieselgate
24 Mar 2017, 18:11 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Germany's KBA, the country's motor authority, was sued by an environmental group. The plaintiffs say KBA failed to act robustly against VW's Dieselgate
Dieselgate: Volkswagen Pleads Guilty In U.S. Lawsuit, Sentence Arrives In April
13 Mar 2017, 10:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen's legal representatives in the USA have pleaded guilty in the lawsuit against the company. A sentence will arrive on April 21, 2017
Volkswagen Gets Sued by Major German Customer Over Dieselgate
6 Feb 2017, 17:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Deutsche See, a German fish distributor, has filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen for misrepresenting its vehicles as being "eco-friendly." The firm has 500 VWs
Volkswagen Will Not Sell Any MY2017 TDI-Engined Cars In The USA
2 Oct 2016, 14:19 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen has not been allowed to sell any TDI-engined cars in the U.S. since late '15. The brand has not sold any MY2016 TDIs, and might not sell TDIs again
Volkswagen Proposed To Pay Its U.S. Dealers $1.21 Billion Over Dieselgate
2 Oct 2016, 14:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / All 652 Volkswagen dealers in the USA could each receive an average $1.85 million over the next year and a half as part of the Dieselgate settlement.
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler Is Off The Hook In Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
27 Sep 2016, 13:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Rupert Stadler, the CEO of Audi, had been questioned by investigators regarding the Dieselgate situation. Sources say he was cleared of all suspicion
Volkswagen And Bosch Requested The Court To Keep Their Documents Private
27 Sep 2016, 09:39 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The lawyers representing Volkswagen And Bosch have separately requested multiple U.S. judges to deny any document requests related to the Dieselgate case
Volkswagen Wins A Prize For Dieselgate Research, It's An Ig Nobel
23 Sep 2016, 17:09 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen has won an Ig Nobel Award for Chemistry. The German automaker was granted this parody Nobel distinction for its Dieselgate scandal
Lawyers Claim Bosch Asked VW For Legal Protection Over Defeat Device
7 Sep 2016, 17:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The lawsuit filed by a group of Volkswagen owners of dieselgate-affected cars has been revised, and now accuses Bosch of further insight on the defeat device
EU Commission Report Says Volkswagen Broke Consumer Laws In 20 Countries
6 Sep 2016, 13:40 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to a report made by the European Commission, which has yet to be published, Volkswagen had reportedly broken consumer laws in 20 countries of the EU
US Owners of Dieselgate Affected VW Cars Are More Interested In Buyback Than Fix
30 Aug 2016, 09:32 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / One month after VW's settlement program for owners of cars with 2.0-liter TDI engines received a preliminary approval, half of the owners want a buyback
German Investigators Open Older Case For Dieselgate Evidence
26 Aug 2016, 13:34 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An older case, where a Bosch employee stole engine management software in an attempt to sell it to others, has come into attention for German investigators
VW Is Talking About Settlement Deals With U.S. States That Sued It
24 Aug 2016, 09:44 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Some U.S. states have decided to sue Volkswagen for violating their emissions regulations. Apparently, the German company is now in talks with their lawyers
Lawyers Say Bosch Had "Key Role" In Developing VW Emissions Cheat Device
18 Aug 2016, 09:36 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lawyers representing American owners of Volkswagen models affected by Dieselgate have accused Bosch of being involved in the cheating scheme