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Renault Announces 15,000-Strong Diesel Models Recall Following Government Inspection
Renault Announces 15,000-Strong Diesel Models Recall Following Government Inspection

19 Jan 2016, 12:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Renault is having its own little version of the Dieselgate scandal, only the French edition doesn't involve defeat devices and deliberately lying to customers

 
PSA Peugeot-Citroen Proudly Announces Its Diesel Engines Comply with Government Regulations
PSA Peugeot-Citroen Proudly Announces Its Diesel Engines Comply with Government Regulations

18 Jan 2016, 10:13 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Peugeot-Citroen corporation has gone through emissions testing made by the French Government for its diesel engines. The company passed with flying colors

 
Volkswagen May Buy Back One-Fifth of the Dieselgate-Affected Vehicles in the U.S.
Volkswagen May Buy Back One-Fifth of the Dieselgate-Affected Vehicles in the U.S.

7 Jan 2016, 14:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / After analyzing their next step, Volkswagen officials now say that the company may have to buy back 115,000 US cars affected by the Dieselgate scandal

 
Mercedes-Benz Refuses to Be Drawn into the Whole Dieselgate Scandal, Denies Allegations
Mercedes-Benz Refuses to Be Drawn into the Whole Dieselgate Scandal, Denies Allegations

17 Dec 2015, 09:32 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Dieselgate scandal is desperately trying to expand over to other brands outside the Volkswagen Group, but without any luck so far

 
Opel Will Voluntarily Publish Real Driving Emissions Before Legislation Makes It Mandatory
Opel Will Voluntarily Publish Real Driving Emissions Before Legislation Makes It Mandatory

15 Dec 2015, 16:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Opel has decided to voluntarily publish its real world fuel consumption before this measure becomes mandatory. New figures will come in Q2 2016

 
Volkswagen Finishes CO2 Emissions Investigation, Says Only 0.5% of Cars Are Affected
Volkswagen Finishes CO2 Emissions Investigation, Says Only 0.5% of Cars Are Affected

9 Dec 2015, 13:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen says its CO2 issues have nearly concluded, with the emissions of only nine models to be re-examined by independent sources

 
Australia to Start Real-World Emissions Testing Program in 2016
Australia to Start Real-World Emissions Testing Program in 2016

7 Dec 2015, 13:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Because of the Volkswagen Group’s Dieselgate scandal, The Australian Automobile Association announced the start of a Real-World emissions test program in 2016

 
Volkswagen Fined $13.2 Million by Brazil’s Environmental Agency over Amarok Emissions
Volkswagen Fined $13.2 Million by Brazil’s Environmental Agency over Amarok Emissions

12 Nov 2015, 17:25 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Until now, Volkswagen did not receive any fine over its emissions defeat device. But today, Brazil's Environmental Agency decided to take action

 
Dieselgate Could Spread to Other European Carmakers
Dieselgate Could Spread to Other European Carmakers

11 Nov 2015, 19:22 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / It's no wonder some media outlets called Dieselgate a saga, because the diesel emissions scandal is about to enter its second chapter

 
EPA Goes Witch Hunting Following the VW Scandal, Might Find Plenty of Them
EPA Goes Witch Hunting Following the VW Scandal, Might Find Plenty of Them

9 Nov 2015, 09:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / EPA is switching its labs for the great outdoors and announces it will commence a series of road tests with diesel passenger cars in search of defeat devices

 
Dieselgate Could Spark a Quarrel Between European Union Members
Dieselgate Could Spark a Quarrel Between European Union Members

28 Oct 2015, 17:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The European Union is pretty divided when it comes to stricter emission regulations for new cars, but one side seems to have the upper hand

 
PSA Peugeot-Citroen to Publish Real-World Fuel Consumption Numbers in 2016
PSA Peugeot-Citroen to Publish Real-World Fuel Consumption Numbers in 2016

26 Oct 2015, 17:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / PSA Peugeot Citroen says they are on track to meet the requirements of WLTP - Worldwide harmonized light vehicles test procedures

 
Volkswagen Dieselgate Cleanup Could Cost Up To $87 Billion
Volkswagen Dieselgate Cleanup Could Cost Up To $87 Billion

5 Oct 2015, 08:57 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The money that Volkswagen originally set aside for Dieselgate's consequences may need to be supplemented tenfold and it still wouldn't be enough

 
Mercedes Models Emit 50% More Than Claimed, NGO Asks for Gas Engine Defeat Device Probe
Mercedes Models Emit 50% More Than Claimed, NGO Asks for Gas Engine Defeat Device Probe

28 Sep 2015, 17:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / “On average, two-thirds of the claimed gains in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption since 2008 have been delivered through manipulating tests

 
Girls Break Up With their Volkswagen Jetta in Funny or Die Parody: Dieselgate
Girls Break Up With their Volkswagen Jetta in Funny or Die Parody: Dieselgate

25 Sep 2015, 16:14 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Girls are breaking up with their favorite car, a Volkswagen Jetta, in the most recent video folks over at Funny or Die did

 
Why VW and Diesel Deserve Everything That's Coming to Them
Why VW and Diesel Deserve Everything That's Coming to Them

25 Sep 2015, 13:49 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Volkswagen is bad and it should feel bad: AdBlue or not, there really isn't such a thing as a clean Diesel and they know it

 
Volkswagen-Star Wars Parody from 2011 Makes Perfect Sense Today: Dieselgate – Video
Volkswagen-Star Wars Parody from 2011 Makes Perfect Sense Today: Dieselgate – Video

24 Sep 2015, 16:07 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / In 2011, Greenpeace was trying to raise awareness on Volkswagen's lobby towards keep the emissions high with a Star Wars parody. They reposted it recently

 
Volkswagen Emissions Defeat Device and EPA Scandal Explained: The Truth is in the Software
Volkswagen Emissions Defeat Device and EPA Scandal Explained: The Truth is in the Software

22 Sep 2015, 16:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Well, there's no sugarcoating here: Volkswagen US boss publicly confessed that Vee-Dub screwed up. But do you know how the emissions defeat device works?

 
In 2017 Diesel Engine Emissions Will Be Tested in the Real World
In 2017 Diesel Engine Emissions Will Be Tested in the Real World

25 May 2015, 08:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / New regulations will be set in place in September 2017. European countries will meet and discuss what real world conditions should consist of

 
How the Diesel Particulate Filter Works
How the Diesel Particulate Filter Works

8 Jan 2015, 18:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Europe loves turbo diesel-powered automobiles and it is hardly a surprise why. Truth be told, hybrid vehicles and their electric counterparts still have a long way to go to make sense range-wise and...