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During an extraordinary meeting held yesterday, the Continental AG Supervisory Board agreed to mutually terminate Wolfgang Schäfer’s appointment as chief financial officer and member of the company’s Executive Board, effective immediately. Continental states that Schäfer’s departure from the company is
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German car parts supplier Continental has parted company with its chief financial officer with immediate effect after becoming aware of “shortcomings” in an internal investigation relating to the 2015 diesel emissions scandal. Wolfgang Schäfer, who had been in his role
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By Lucia Osborne-Crowley (November 17, 2021, 4:45 PM GMT) — Auto giants Daimler and Mercedes are facing claims from another 12,000 car owners in the English courts for allegedly misleading consumers about excessive carbon emissions from their diesel cars. About
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel
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Volkswagen AG can intervene in a lawsuit by a Loyola Marymount University professor who seeks information about the company’s “dieselgate” emissions scandal, the Ninth Circuit said in a reversal of a trial court’s ruling. The Department of Justice sent a
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On 25 February the case against VW goes to court in Braunschweig. In September 2015 US authorities revealed that VW had been selling diesel cars fitted with software designed to improve emission results when engines were being tested. VW went
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Image: picture-alliance/dpa/P. Pleul In September 2015 US authorities revealed that VW had been selling diesel cars fitted with software designed to improve emission results when engines were being tested. VW went on to admit that millions of vehicles were affected
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For the record, the devices are not on a currently-produced E-Class. The report – commissioned by US law firm Milberg and carried out by automotive software expert Felix Domke – claims that a 2016 E 350d with the OM642 engine
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Mercedes-Benz’s nightmare connected to its dieselgate scandal from a few years back may be far from over. In a public report by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), dated November 5, 2021, the automaker is said to be using eight defeat devices in a Mercedes-Benz
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FCA talks track VW’s emissions settlement-sources Financial penalties could approach $300 million-sources Oct 26 (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is nearing an agreement to plead guilty to criminal conduct to resolve a multiyear emissions fraud probe surrounding Ram pickup
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