Ex-VW CEO Denies Criminal Charges Over Diesel Emissions Scandal September 5, 2024 By Karin Matussek Volkswagen AG’s ex-Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn denied duping customers and taking too long to alert markets about diesel-emission cheating,...
Carmakers Face UK ‘Dieselgate’ Lawsuits Worth at Least $7.6B, Lawyers Say June 12, 2024 By Sam Tobin Some of the world’s biggest carmakers are facing 1.5 million lawsuits in Britain for allegedly cheating emissions tests that could...
Volkswagen Reaches $54 Million ‘Dieselgate’ Settlement With Italian Owners May 17, 2024 Volkswagen and a group representing car owners in Italy have reached an agreement worth more than 50 million euros ($54...
Former VW Chief Tells Court He Didn’t Deceive Investors Over Dieselgate February 14, 2024 Former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn told a German court on Wednesday he did not deceive investors over the carmaker’s...
EU Auditors Say Real CO2 Emissions From Most Cars Have Not Fallen January 25, 2024 By Benoit Van Overstraeten Real CO2 emissions from most passenger cars on EU roads are the same as 12 years ago despite reduction targets...
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...
Former VW Executives Ordered to Testify in Investor Lawsuit July 11, 2023 By Karin Matussek A German court will call former Volkswagen AG executives as witnesses in a €9 billion ($9.8 billion) investor lawsuit over...
Ex-Audi Boss Becomes 1st VW Board Member Sentenced for Fraud in Diesel Scandal June 27, 2023 By Jörn Poltz Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler was handed a suspended sentence of one year and nine months by a Munich court...
German Court Backs Damages Claims Against VW, Providing Clarity for 60,000 Cases May 28, 2020 By Christoph Noelting and David McHugh A German court has ruled that Volkswagen must buy back cars from owners of its diesel cars equipped with software...
German Judge Casts Doubt on VW’s Defense in Landmark Diesel-Damages Case May 5, 2020 A German federal court judge cast doubt on Volkswagen’s reasoning after the carmaker urged the court to dismiss a claim...