For the First Time, Tesla Settles a Case Over a Fatal Autopilot Crash
9 Apr 2024, 16:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After successfully fighting other similar cases, Tesla settled a case over a fatal Autopilot crash, prompting speculations about what's going on
Hertz Agreed To Settle for $168 Million After Falsely Accusing Customers of Car Theft
8 Dec 2022, 09:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Hertz scandal of falsely accusing customers of car theft is coming to an end as the rental company agreed to pay $168 million to settle 364 claims
Hyundai Found Guilty of Messing Up Customers' Credit Scores, Will Pay $19.2 Million
28 Jul 2022, 14:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Hyundai is again in hot water with the U.S. regulators after one of its subsidiaries was found guilty of repeatedly messing up customers’ credit scores
Mercedes-Benz to Settle Emission Charges in the U.S. for $2.2 Billion
14 Aug 2020, 08:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Mercedes-Benz said it agreed to pay a total of $2.2 billion to settle the charges and class action brought against it in the U.S.
Elon Musk Quits as Tesla Chairman, Adults to Oversee His Tweets
30 Sep 2018, 07:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk settles with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), agrees to pay $20 million and quit as Tesla chairman.
Takata Airbag Scandal Reaches New Settlement, Four Automakers To Pay $553 Mil
19 May 2017, 15:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Four automakers have settled their lawsuits with Takata regarding the airbag recall scandal. If approved, all four will pay $553 Million in compensation
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
Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz Pull Commercials From TV Show Over Harassment Scandal
4 Apr 2017, 08:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A harassment scandal centered on cable TV's most watched host has led to several brands ditching their advertising deals for The O'Reilly Factor
Lyft Settles California Lawsuit For $27 Million, Drivers Are Not Employees
18 Mar 2017, 14:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A class action lawsuit filed by Lyft drivers in California was meant to get them to be considered company employees. It was settled for $27 Million
Volkswagen Executive Arrested In USA Stays Behind Bars, Has 11 Felony Counts
24 Feb 2017, 14:36 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Oliver Schmidt, the Volkswagen executive arrested in the USA by the FBI, will remain in prison is spite of his lawyer's requests for a release
Lawyer Says European Volkswagen Owners Should Sue The Carmaker
21 Feb 2017, 15:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A British lawyer representing a group of Volkswagen customers says that he believes that the company has left its clients with no choice but to sue it
BMW Settles Water Damage Suit For E60 5 Series Customers
8 Feb 2017, 13:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW has agreed to settle the lawsuit filed against it by owners of E60 5 Series models, which said they were prone to water damage on an expensive component
Volkswagen Agrees to Pay the DOJ $4.3 Billion Over the Dieselgate Fiasco
11 Jan 2017, 09:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen has confirmed an agreement with the Department of Justice regarding a fine of $4.3 billion over the Dieselgate fiasco
Takata Criminal Probe Settlement Could Be as High as $1 Billion
28 Dec 2016, 20:39 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Japanese company found itself in the middle of the industry's biggest scandal, with not even VW's shenanigans able to lift the pressure considerably
Dieselgate-Affected Volkswagen Owners Warned By Judge Not To Part Out Their Cars
23 Dec 2016, 09:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A Federal judge has warned the owners of Volkswagen models that have been affected by Dieselgate not to dismantle parts from their cars before trading them in
This Must Be The Most Stripped Out Volkswagen TDI That Will Be Traded In
20 Dec 2016, 14:10 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The owner of a Volkswagen Golf TDI has stripped out his vehicle to the point where it is still drivable, but has lost most of its components. He'll trade it in
Volkswagen Agrees to Pay $14.7 Billion Over 2.0 TDI Emissions Issue in the U.S.
26 Oct 2016, 11:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 2.0 TDI-engined Volkswagen or Audi, you can now submit a form and have your car bought back by the VW Group
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.
American Authorities Are Weighing The Maximum Penalty For Dieselgate
27 Sep 2016, 15:39 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The US Justice Department is reportedly pondering what is the biggest fine it could impose on VW for Dieselgate without taking it out of business. Sounds tricky
Tesla Settles Lawsuit With Falcon Door Supplier
27 Sep 2016, 11:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The American division of Hoerbiger has settled a lawsuit filed by Tesla because of delays in the development of the "Falcon Doors" of the Model X.