Volkswagen diesel scandal
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Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn will have to face trial over the diesel scandal in his native Germany along with four other managers.
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Porsche conducts internal investigation into potential emissions cheating for gas engines
Porsche has indicated that emissions of several older 911 and Panamera models may have been manipulated.
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Daimler to pay $2.2B in settlements over diesel cheating allegations in US
Daimler was alleged of selling 250,000 vehicles fitted with engine control software designed to cheat on emissions tests.
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VW Group fires back over latest charges against current and former CEOs
VW Group said the charges of market manipulation in relation to its 2015 diesel scandal are unjustified and unsubstantiated.
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Daimler to pay almost $1B to settle German probe into rigged diesel cars
Daimler has been accused by German authorities of selling at least 684,000 rigged diesel cars.
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VW Group CEO charged for market manipulation, will remain in role
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has been charged with market manipulation by German officials in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal.
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Rupert Stadler is the second former senior VW Group executive charged in relation to the diesel scandal.
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Porsche served $598M fine in Germany over diesel scandel
Prosecutors said the automaker turned a blind eye to illegally polluting engines sourced from the Volkswagen Group.
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US indicts 4 former Audi execs over diesel scandal
A federal grand jury in Detroit on Thursday indicted four former executives at Audi over their alleged involvement in the Volkswagen Group's diesel emissions cheating scandal, according to court documents obtained by Bloomberg. They include Richard Bauder, Axel Eiser, Stefan Knirsch and Carsten...
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Bram Schot officially replaces Rupert Stadler as Audi CEO
Audi on Wednesday confirmed Bram Schot will serve as its new CEO starting January 1, 2019. Schot, currently the sales and marketing boss at the German automaker, has served as interim CEO since June. He was asked to take over after former CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested in relation to a German...
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Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler released from prison
Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was released from a German prison this week after spending four months behind bars. While never charged, Stadler was taken into custody over concerns he would suppress evidence related to a German investigation into the Volkswagen Group diesel emissions cheating...
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German prosecutors fine Audi $927M over diesel scandal
German prosecutors served Audi a $927 million fine for violating diesel emission regulations in Europe. Specifically, the fine pertains to 6- and 8-cylinder diesel engines that did not comply with emissions laws, Reuters reported Tuesday. The massive fine prompted Audi to cut key financial...
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Volkswagen on Tuesday terminated Audi Chief Executive Officer Rupert Stadler after lengthy discussions between the automaker's legal team and its board of directors. Stadler, who has been jailed since June in Germany, was also stripped of his position on VW's board of management. "Due to his ongoing pretrial detention, he is unable to fulfill his duties as a member of the board of management and wishes to concentrate on his defense," VW said in a statement. Replacing Stadler in the interim will be sales executive Bram Schot. VW in its statement also maintained its position that Stadler is...
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Porsche is done with diesels–this time for real
Porsche wasn't able to avoid the recent diesel emissions scandal that afflicted a number of Volkswagen Group brands, with a diesel version of its popular Cayenne SUV among the vehicles fitted with emissions cheating software. With regulators now tightening emissions standards and placing extra...
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Former Audi and Porsche exec Wolfgang Hatz released from jail
Veteran Volkswagen Group engineer Wolfgang Hatz has been released after nine months in jail after providing $3.5 million in bail money, German prosecutors have confirmed. He was arrested last September during investigations into the VW Group's diesel scandal. Although he is yet to be charged, the...
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With CEO behind bars, Audi delays reveal of e-tron electric SUV
Audi's crucial new e-tron won't be revealed on August 30 as originally planned due to the latest diesel scandal-related crisis plaguing the automaker. The e-tron was scheduled to be revealed at an event in Brussels, Belgium, where the electric SUV's plant is located, but the reveal will now take...
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Audi CEO arrested in Germany over dieselgate
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested in Germany on Monday in relation to the dieselgate scandal, according to multiple reports. The German authorities took Stadler into custody over concerns that he would suppress evidence. Munich prosecutors said Stadler's arrest was not made at the request of the...
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Germany's second-biggest city to introduce diesel bans on May 31
Hamburg will become Germany's first city to impose a ban on diesel cars. The ban will be introduced on May 31 but only along two major roads in the city center. A number of signs have been erected to warn drivers of the ban and suggest alternative routes. It's not a blanket ban on diesel, as it is...
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A Michigan federal court has charged former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn with defrauding the U.S. for his role in the VW diesel emissions scandal, according to a report from Reuters. Winterkorn resigned in September 2015, shortly after the company admitted that its 2.0-liter turbodiesel 4-cylinder engine fitted to some VW and Audi models was intentionally and illegally fitted with a defeat device that allowed them to game emissions tests and illegally pollute up to 40 times more than allowed by federal law. It was later learned that VW Group's 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engines also had a...
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Report: Porsche powertrain boss arrested in relation to diesel scandal
Jörg Kerner, who was promoted to the head of powertrains at Porsche in 2011, was arrested in relation to the Volkswagen Group's diesel scandal, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. German prosecutors confirmed that a person was remanded because of flight risk and that a...
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VW Group ousts CEO, names Diess as replacement, announces restructuring
Volkswagen Group has ousted CEO Matthias Müller and replaced him with Herbert Diess, previously CEO of the Volkswagen brand within the larger 12-brand corporation. The move is part of an effort to reorganize the company to do business more efficiently, the company said Thursday. VW Group will...
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VW Group hints at possible leadership changes, including CEO position
The Volkswagen Group on Tuesday issued the statement that it is in the process of reviewing its senior management structure and that this could result in potential personnel changes, including the position of CEO Matthias Müller. The short statement said the VW Group board of directors is also...
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How did Volkswagen's diesel defeat device work?
Every media outlet in the world covered Volkswagen's tangled web of lies and deceit as "Dieselgate" opened up and spewed the truth nearly three years ago. Its consequences are ongoing today, and VW's future trajectory has been changed forever. But, how exactly did VW's "defeat device" work? Jason...
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VW manager receives 7-year prison term, $400,000 fine for diesel scandal
A second former Volkswagen Group employee has received a prison sentence in relation to the automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scandal. German citizen Oliver Schmidt was sentenced on Wednesday by United States District Court Judge Sean Cox to seven years in prison for his involvement in...
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