Volkswagen diesel scandal
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Former Skoda CEO Winfried Vahland, who was just announced as the CEO of the Volkswagen Group's new North American Region, has stepped down, the company confirmed this morning. Vahland held the position for just over two weeks, and no successor has been announced. Martin Horn, President and CEO of the Volkswagen brand in North America will remain. ALSO SEE: Klaus Zellmer Named Chief Of Porsche Cars North America Vahland's quick departure is more bad news for the VW Group, which is reeling from the admission it installed software-based "defeat devices" to fool emissions testing equipment on...
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VW doubles down on EVs post diesel scandal, promises all-electric PhaetonIn the wake of its diesel emissions scandal, the Volkswagen Group has decided to double down on electric car development and promote a future of zero emission vehicles. In this regard, the VW Group will accelerate plans for a new modular electric car platform and develop an all-electric version of...
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DiCaprio production company snags VW diesel scandal movie rights
The Volkswagen emissions scandal is big news. Massive news, really. It's attracted the attention of everyone, and that everyone includes Hollywood, which is already working on bringing the scandal to the big screen. Appian Way productions, along with Paramount Pictures, has acquired the film rights...
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As VW prepares for diesel emissions recall, CEO says cost cutting and efficiency drive won’t be painless
The Volkswagen Group is expected to start recalling its diesel cars fitted with the ‘defeat device’ software designed to fool emissions testers most likely by January, 2016. Around 11 million vehicles are thought to be part of the recall, most of them in Europe, and the brands affected...
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VW names Winfried Vahland new North American CEO
Last week, as part of the fallout from the developing dirty diesel scandal, the Volkswagen Group announced a company restructuring designed to delegate more responsibility to the brand's core platforms. Part of the administrative shift involved the creation of a new North America Region comprising...
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VW set to recall 11 million diesel cars worldwide: Report
The Volkswagen Group will recall 11 million TDI diesel cars to fix 'defeat device' software which deliberately misleads emissions equipment, Reuters is reporting. The move is expected to cost at least $6.5 billion. Yesterday, it was revealed automotive supplier Bosch knew about the defeat device in...
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According to multiple German-language media outlets, automotive parts supplier Bosch knew about the Volkswagen Group's 'defeat device' software as early as 2007. Details come from Bild am Sonntag, which first reported that Bosch designed the software to be used in testing applications, and that it made clear to VW the code would not be legal for production vehicles. Not surprisingly, the motive for deploying the software was cost-based, and it spared the company the expense of adding a pollution-countering AdBlue urea solution system to some of its TDI models. ALSO SEE: VW Dirty Diesel...
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VW dirty diesel scandal expands to Audi: 2.1m cars affected
The Volkswagen Group's dirty diesel scandal continues to expand. In the wake of the company's bombshell admission that it used a software-based "defeat device" to fool emissions testing on its TDI diesels, we've seen the resignation of CEO Martin Winterkorn and a corporate restructuring. Now news...
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BMW X3 diesel also over limits, according to reports--Updated with statement from BMW
Volkswagen's admitted thwarting of Environmental Protection Agency regulations is threatening to ensnare BMW. According to Germany's AutoBild, citing research from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the company's X3 xDrive28d is also emitting up to 11 times more than Europe's...
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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigns in wake of diesel emissions scandal
Volkswagen Group has announced that CEO Martin Winterkorn has resigned, effective immediately. The announcement comes just days after the news broke that the company had used software to fool emissions measuring equipment both in the United States and abroad. READ: VW Diesel Troubles Could Become...
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VW sets aside $7.3b for diesel scandal as share price slides
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency dropped a bombshell. Between 2009 and 2015, Volkswagen intentionally used software to trick emission-testing equipment into passing noncompliant models equipped with its 2.0-liter four-cylinder TDI diesel engines. ALSO SEE: Volkswagen CEO Martin...
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VW diesel troubles could become Audi and Porsche problems
Volkswagen is in serious trouble. The automaker has admitted to using a device to cheat its way around the EPA testing that turned on during testing and off during normal driving. The four-cylinder TDI diesel engines sold in cars between 2009 and 2015 are affected, and this could mean that nearly...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday came out with the shock announcement that the Volkswagen Group had installed software on close to 500,000 of its TDI-branded diesel models from the Volkswagen and Audi brands that was designed to circumvent EPA emissions standards for certain air pollutants. ALSO SEE: VW Diesel Emissions Recall: What You Need To Know In 10 Questions Labeled a Defeat Device by the EPA, the software was said to be able to detect when an official emissions test was being run and in such a case turn on full emissions control systems. During normal driving...
