The latest Euro 6 diesel generation Audi A3 was recorded as emitting 163 milligrams of nitrogen oxides (NOx) per kilometer by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center back in August, more than twice the legal limit.
The government of South Korea will be pursuing criminal charges against 5 Volkswagen execs (current and former) in relation to false advertising concerning vehicle emissions, according to recent reports.
The collusion between the German Transport Ministry and Volkswagen Group on emissions fraud and loophole manipulation goes deep, according to an article published recently in the magazine Stern.
The French government may still end up banning the sale of new diesel cars in the country following the completion of its criminal investigations into the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal and recent news concerning Renault, according to the country’s Environment Minister Segolene Royal.
At least 30,000 jobs will be cut at the core Volkswagen-brand business as part of a new deal between Volkswagen and the relevant labor unions, according to reports. The deal is apparently based around a commitment to “avoid forced redundancies in Germany until 2025” — a commitment that may limit Volkswagen’s ability to be competitive with its global rivals, some analysts have commented.
Volkswagen’s supervisory board chairman and former chief of finance, Hans Dieter Poetsch, is now under investigation by authorities in Germany, in addition to Volkswagen-brand Chief Executive Herbert Diess and former Volkswagen-group CEO Martin Winterkorn, according to recent reports.
More cheating in Volkswagen Group cars has been found! The discovery is another cheat device in Audi cars in the United States. Why can’t automakers play it straight? Well, some do (Tesla & Nissan, for example).
Tuesday, October 25, will bring forth another judgement on the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Many states will have a good amount of money going into EV education and infrastructure as part of the resolution to the Volkswagen scandal. With $2 billion for EV charging infrastructure and education programs, the judgement promotes a specific avenue for undoing VW’s damage, but some details are still up in the air.
As part of a settlement with US-based Volkswagen-brand car dealerships, Volkswagen AG has agreed to make a total of $1.21 billion in payments to 652 different dealerships, according to recent reports. The company confirmed the settlement plan details at the end of last week, bringing further resolution to the damaging scandal … [continued]
The head of diesel competence at Volkswagen AG from 2008 until June 2016, James Robert Liang, has entered a guilty plea to a grand jury indictment of conspiracy to defraud the US government, to commit wire fraud, and to violate the Clean Air Act, according to recent reports. The maximum … [continued]
