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<!––> <!––> Volkswagen shareholders have approved plans to settle claims against four former executives that will see the automaker receive €288 million ($339 million) in compensation. The settlement required shareholder approval and during the company’s annual general meeting, 99.9 per
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AMSTERDAM, July 14 (Reuters) – German carmaker Volkswagen Group (VOWG_p.DE) said on Wednesday it would appeal a Dutch court order to compensate owners of cars equipped with software meant to rig diesel engine emissions tests. The district court in Amsterdam
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A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled that owners of rigged Volkswagen diesel cars in the Netherlands are entitled to financial compensation. The German automaker has been ordered to pay several fines and payouts tied tothe Dieselgate scandal, in which the
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Photo: Depositphotos.com Volkswagen has been ordered to pay €3,000 compensation to people who bought diesel cars fitted with software that falsified the vehicles’ emissions test results. The mass claim, brought against Volkswagen, Seat and Škoda dealers on behalf of 150,000
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PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) – Auto maker Stelllantis said its wholly owned subsidiary FCA Italy had been placed under investigation by a Paris court on Tuesday over allegations of consumer fraud relating to the sale of diesel vehicles between 2014
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Former Nissan and Renault boss Carlos Ghosn denied any responsibility in Renault’s alleged cheating on emission tests for diesel vehicles during more than six hours of questioning in Beirut in May, according to documents seen by AFP. Ghosn led the
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The Mitsubishi probe was just one twist in the Dieselgate scandal that erupted in 2015. TOKYO: Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors confirmed Monday it paid a 25 million euro fine issued by German prosecutors over emissions fraud allegations earlier this year.
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It’s here – the EU Commission decision that companies collaborating on technical standards may be deemed to have participated in a cartel. It’s a costly decision for the participants, who face fines of €875 million. Now the wait for the
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The European Commission imposed a fine on Volkswagen and BMW, to the tune of €502 million ($594 million) and €373 million ($441 million USD) respectively, for colluding to curb the use of diesel emissions cleaning technology. In the case, which
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(Reuters) — Volkswagen AG said on Thursday it would appeal a decision by an Italian court ordering the German group to refund consumers participating in a class-action lawsuit over the carmaker’s rigging of diesel emissions tests. Italian consumer group Altroconsumo
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