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By Joanne Faulkner (June 16, 2023, 5:47 PM BST) — Lawyers representing thousands of Vauxhall motor owners urged a London court on Friday to keep alive claims against the German manufacturer of engines fitted with unlawful “defeat devices” as the consequences could strip drivers of their easiest …
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Good morning! It’s Friday, May 26, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.Volkswagen’s CEO Is Stepping DownOffEnglish1st Gear: Today In DieselgateEven though the …
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Rupert Stadler, former CEO of German car manufacturer Audi, sits in a regional court room in Munich, Germany, May 16, 2023. [Photo/Agencies] BERLIN – Former Audi Chief Executive Officer Rupert Stadler pleaded guilty to fraud charges at his trial in Munich on Tuesday. He accepted his role in …
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The former head of Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges tied to the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, becoming the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software. Rupert …
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Munich, germany — Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler will plead guilty over the “dieselgate” vehicle emissions-cheating scandal, a German court said Wednesday, which would make him the first auto CEO to be convicted in the resulting lawsuits. Stadler will admit guilt in exchange for a suspended …
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CompaniesContinental AGFollowVolkswagen AGFollowBERLIN, April 28 (Reuters) – A technical project manager at Continental (CONG.DE) has admitted to involvement in the Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) diesel scandal and incriminated other defendants, German prosecutors told Reuters on Friday.The unidentified …
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Please login to bookmark Save(0) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Mercedes-Benz is the latest car maker to face a class action in Australia […]
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Software has been a sore spot for Europe’s largest carmaker ever since the use of illegal defeat devices resulted in the “dieselgate” scandal at Volkswagen in 2015, the largest such case to date. Software Volkswagen AG used to alter car emissions at certain temperatures constituted an illegal …
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Volkswagen Group, the parent company of Porsche, has agreed to an $80 million settlement today. The class-action lawsuit alleges that Porsche cheated on its U.S. emissions and fuel economy numbers. Over 500,000 Porsche vehicles built and sold between 2005 and 2020 had the bogus numbers. The …
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BRUSSELS – Owners of vehicles equipped with so-called defeat devices have a right to compensation from the vehicle manufacturer, an adviser to the top EU court said on Thursday in a case brought against Mercedes-Benz. Defeat devices are mechanisms or software that can change vehicle emissions …
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