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VW accused of emissions cheating in UK’s largest class action lawsuit
December 5th, 2019
Volkswagen Group is facing one of the largest-ever UK class action lawsuits, with almost 100,000 vehicle owners accusing it of misleading them by installing emissions-cheating software that made it appear their diesel vehicles met environmental standards. Lawyers for the ...
VW investors seek $11bn in damages over emissions-cheating scandal
September 12th, 2018
Around 1,670 claims have been lodged against Volkswagen (VW) by its shareholders. They claim the automaker should have informed them about the diesel emissions problem before regulators did in 2015. Angry investors are seeking €9.2 billion ($10.7 billion) in ...
Scientists estimated that VW’s emissions cheating will lead to some 1,200 premature deaths in Europe
May 4th, 2017
Scientists are working on an assessment of the health impact of excess emissions from diesel cars in Europe in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal. The assessment is a follow-up to a study published last March, in which it ...
VW sued by first German customer
February 7th, 2017
Deutsche See, an environmentally conscious fish distributor, became Volkswagen’s first major German customer to sue VW over misrepresenting their vehicles as being environmentally friendly. Deutsche See’s complaint alleged “malicious deception” and was filed at the ...
US arrests VW executive on fraud charges
January 9th, 2017
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Volkswagen executive who faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, two people with knowledge of the arrest said on Sunday, marking an escalation of the criminal investigation into the ...
VW Buys Mobile-Payment Provider PayByPhone for Parking Services
December 29th, 2016
Move follows establishment of carmaker’s Moia mobility brand Deal adds to purchase of Sunhill Technologies last year Volkswagen AG bought North American parking-payment operator PayByPhone in the latest move by Europe’s biggest carmaker to expand from manufacturing into mobility ...
VW strikes another US emissions scandal deal
December 21st, 2016
Volkswagen has struck a deal with the US authorities over some 80,000 VW, Audi and Porsche cars with 3-litre diesel engines. The agreement is another step towards allowing the German car maker to put the emissions cheating scandal behind ...
VW Said to Cut 23,000 Jobs, Save $3.9 Billion With Labor Pact
November 18th, 2016
Savings deal aimed at boosting the VW brand’s margin to 4% Volkswagen agrees to refrain from forced layoffs until 2025 Volkswagen AG reached a landmark agreement with workers to cut as many as 30,000 jobs globally and save 3.7 ...
VW, Audi Confirm Investigation Into Carbon Dioxide Levels in Some Audi Cars
November 14th, 2016
Volkswagen AG and its Audi AG luxury unit on Saturday confirmed that U.S. and European investigators are looking into fresh irregularities related to carbon dioxide emissions levels in certain Audi automatic-transmission vehicles. Volkswagen said it was in talks with U.S. and European regulators over ...
VW Says Its Diesel Cheat Software Is Legal in Europe
November 5th, 2016
It’s the very technology which led it to incur up to $16.5 billion in U.S. settlement costs. Volkswagen said the software allowing its diesel vehicles to evade emissions rules does not violate European law, as the carmaker aims to ...
