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09 Feb 2017

Volkswagen denies reports board members got early warning of scandal

Volkswagen's diesel scandal took a rancorous turn today when the board of directors denied news reports that former chairman Ferdinand Piech had given four members early warning about the US probe into emissions cheating.

11 Sep 2016

Volkswagen's Audi steps up collaboration with Chinese tech groups

Volkswagen`s luxury car unit Audi has agreed to deepen collaboration with Chinese internet technology groups to offer more digital services in the world`s largest car market.

13 Apr 2016

Volkswagen says top executives ready to accept 'sharp cuts' in bonuses

Volkswagen announced Wednesday that its top executives were willing to accept "sharp reductions" in their annual bonuses as the embattled carmaker struggles to stem the fallout from its massive engine-rigging scandal.

08 Mar 2016

Volkswagen faces more bad news from emissions scandal

Volkswagen`s second-largest shareholder expects more "unpleasant news" to emerge from an emissions-test rigging scandal after the carmaker in September admitted to manipulating pollution tests in the United States.

27 Jan 2016

EU seeks powers over car regulation after Volkswagen scandal

The European Commission, the executive arm of the 28-nation EU, said carmakers found cheating on pollution tests could face a fine of 30,000 euros ($32,600) per vehicle, with non-compliant cars wrongfully approved taken off European roads.

22 Dec 2015

VW drops out of race to become world's biggest carmaker: CEO

VW is currently engulfed in a scandal of global proportions after it was forced to admit in September that it installed pollution-cheating software in 11 million diesel engines worldwide.

24 Nov 2015

Have fixes for 90% of emissions scandal cars in Europe: Volkswagen

German auto giant Volkswagen, mired in a massive emissions cheating scandal, has said it has found technical solutions for more than 90 percent of the vehicles affected in Europe.

05 Nov 2015

VW scandal: Germany orders probe into new CO2 revelations

The EPA had ordered a recall of 482,000 cars in the US in September.

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28 Oct 2015

European Parliament demands surveillance authority following Volkswagen scandal

The European Parliament, gathered for its plenary session in Strasbourg, adopted a resolution on Tuesday demanding the creation of an European Union-level surveillance authority in order to reinforce the monitoring system for automobile emissions under fire since the breaking of the Volkswagen scandal.

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25 Oct 2015

Volkswagen may offer discounts to car owners with illicit software: Report

Volkswagen may offer VW owners in Germany discounts on new cars if they turn in certain old models affected by the emissions scandal that has rocked Europe's biggest carmaker, German news agency DPA reported on Sunday.

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15 Oct 2015

German authorities to order recall of 2.4 mn Volkswagen vehicles

German transport authorities will order auto giant Volkswagen to recall 2.4 million diesel vehicles in Germany equipped with pollution-cheating software, a spokesman said Thursday.

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14 Oct 2015

Volkswagen scandal: 'Dozens of managers' involved in pollution cheating, says report

The German auto giant last month caused global outrage when it admitted that it fitted 11 million diesel vehicles with software designed to cheat pollution tests.

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13 Oct 2015

Leonardo DiCaprio to make movie on Volkswagen scandal

Leonardo DiCaprio and Paramount have acquired the rights to a book proposal by Jack Ewing about the Volkswagen scandal.

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07 Oct 2015

Volkswagen chief says recall of affected cars could start by January

The new chief of embattled carmaker Volkswagen said the recall of diesel cars affected by the pollution cheating scandal could start by January and end by the end of 2016.

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05 Oct 2015

Volkswagen studying impact of emission scandal on India, no recall yet

Emission scandal-hit Volkswagen Monday said it is still evaluating the impact on India, and a recall of vehicles will depend on findings of the ongoing investigations.

04 Oct 2015

Several Volkswagen engineers admit to installing cheat device: Report

Several engineers at scandal-hit German automaker Volkswagen have admitted to installing the device in the company's cars aimed at cheating pollution tests, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

03 Oct 2015

Italy launches investigation into Volkswagen scandal

The Italian antitrust authority has opened an investigation into Volkswagen (VW) for possibly misleading consumers who have bought diesel cars from the German automaker.

02 Oct 2015

France joins probes worldwide into Volkswagen scandal

The opening of the French investigation was based on information from an elected official in the Paris region and also from public statements about the scandal that has engulfed VW, the source said.

01 Oct 2015

VW says 650,000 cars affected by emissions scandal in Italy

The company said it would begin to inform customers about when and how they could have their cars upgraded to ensure accurate data on the level of pollution generated by them.

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01 Oct 2015

German say no formal inquiry against Volkswagen ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn

German prosecutors said Thursday that they had not launched a formal inquiry against Martin Winterkorn, the former chief executive of auto giant Volkswagen, contrary to what they originally stated this week.

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