U.S. Jury Awards Four VW Diesel Owners $100K in Punitive Damages Over Cheating March 11, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. jury in California on Monday awarded the drivers of four Volkswagen AG vehicles a total of $100,000 as...
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...
Development of Fully Autonomous Vehicles as Complex as Manned Mission to Mars: VW March 11, 2019 By Edward Taylor Fully autonomous vehicles will take at least another five years to perfect, with the cost and complexity of rolling out...
VW Wins Diesel Emissions Case in Germany Brought by Customer Who Plans Appeal February 19, 2019 By Tassilo Hummel A German court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Volkswagen in a case brought by a customer seeking compensation for...
VW’s Audi Unit Slapped with $925M Fine in Germany over Emissions Scandal October 17, 2018 By Elisabeth Behrmann and Karin Matussek Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit agreed to pay an 800 million-euro ($926 million) fine for its role in the diesel-cheating scandal...
VW, Other Carmakers in Talks Over Autonomous Vehicle Standards September 17, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Germany’s Volkswagen is in talks with other carmakers to set common standards for self-driving vehicle technology, Automotive News reported on...
German Consumer Agency to Seek Damages Against Volkswagen Over Diesel Tests September 12, 2018 Volkswagen will face another class action lawsuit over its rigging of diesel emissions tests, this time at home when Germany...
BMW to Recall 11,700 Cars to Fix Engine Management Software February 26, 2018 German carmaker BMW said on Friday [Feb. 23] it would recall 11,700 cars to fix their engine management software after...
Swiss VW Owners Seek Damages for ‘Dieselgate’ Emissions Scandal January 2, 2018 Swiss consumer protection organization SKS has filed a claim on behalf of some 6,000 car owners seeking damages from Volkswagen...