Carmakers Accused in Huge UK Lawsuits of Cheating Diesel Emissions Tests October 14, 2025 By Sam Tobin Some of the world’s biggest carmakers manipulated diesel emissions tests because they “would rather cheat than comply with the law,”...
Continental AG Reaches Deal With Ex-Managers in Diesel Scandal, Handelsblatt Reports October 8, 2025 Germany’s Continental AG has reached a deal with former managers that will see their insurance pay damages between 40 million...
Volkswagen Loses Top Court Case Over Diesel Deal With Ex-CEO September 30, 2025 By Karin Matussek Volkswagen AG lost an appeals case in Germany’s highest civil court over the shareholders’ approval of a settlement with former...
Truck Engine Maker Cummins to Pay Record $1.675 Billion US Environmental Fine December 28, 2023 By David Shepardson Truck engine maker Cummins Inc. has agreed in principle to pay a $1.675 billion fine for installing devices on hundreds...
Porsche SE Wins Crucial Ruling in Stuttgart Investor Class-Action Lawsuit March 31, 2023 By Karin Matussek Porsche Automobil Holding SE won a crucial ruling in a €900 million ($976 million) class-action style lawsuit from investors who...
Mercedez-Benz Faces More Than 300,000 UK Claims Over Diesel Emissions February 9, 2023 By Sam Tobin Mercedes-Benz faces more than 300,000 claims at London’s High Court from the owners of diesel vehicles that were allegedly equipped...
Toyota’s Hino Suspends Small Truck Shipments as Data Falsification Scandal Deepens August 22, 2022 By Satoshi Sugiyama Japan’s Hino Motors will suspend shipments of small trucks after confirming that a widespread data falsification scandal included those models,...
Japan Truck Manufacturer Hino Admits It Faked Emissions Data for 20 Years August 5, 2022 By Yuri Kageyama TOKYO (AP) – Hino Motors, a truck maker that’s part of the Toyota group, systematically falsified emissions data dating back...
VW’s Porsche Unit to Pay $599M to End German Probe into Rigged Diesel Engines May 8, 2019 By Karin Matussek and Christoph Rauwald Volkswagen AG’s Porsche sportscar unit agreed to pay 535 million euros ($599 million) to end a probe into rigged diesel...
SEC Sues VW, Ex-CEO over Diesel Emissions Scandal, Alleging Massive Investor Fraud March 15, 2019 By David Shepardson and Edward Taylor The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Volkswagen (VW) and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn over the...