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The recent developments arise from the ‘dieselgate’ scandal which was uncovered in 2015. It was alleged that certain Volkswagen diesel vehicles were fitted with a device which was able to ‘cheat’ emissions tests. This resulted in the vehicles passing the tests which are designed to ensure the …
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Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal is well-documented by now, but far from over. The emissions cheating problem was first discovered on the Volkswagen Jetta, but the scandal grew to include both Audi and Porsche. The German firm has so far paid nearly $40 billion in fines, legal costs, and vehicle …
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Updated on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 – 11:00 Renault Group considers itself “innocent” and says it did not manipulate diesel engines to falsify their emissions. A 2019 Renault Clio on Portuguese roads Dieselgate VW pay 620 million to German customers Spain 16 million fine to Volkswagen for the …
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Former bosses of German car giants Volkswagen and Audi will pay millions in compensation for their roles in the Dieselgate scandal. The payments come as part of a €288m (£248.5m) deal, with €270m of this sum coming from the directors’ and officers’ liability insurances. Aman Johal, Lawyer and …
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For now, it’s unclear if Australian-delivered Citroen diesel cars are subject to the same scrutiny as those sold in Europe. Citroen has been formally charged with emission cheating offences in France, parent company Stellantis revealed overnight. The indictment relates to the sale of diesel …
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Law360, London (June 10, 2021, 8:10 PM BST) — The European Union’s executive arm overstepped its authority and acted unlawfully when it set new diesel vehicle emission standards higher than those proposed by the bloc’s elected officials, an advocate for Europe’s top court said Thursday. The …
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A French court has charged France-based carmaker Renault SA with deception over a diesel emissions probe that was launched in 2017 to investigate suspected emission test manipulations in some old Renault models, Reuters reported. French prosecutors, in a 2019 report, said that they found some …
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Carmaker Stellantis (STLA.MI) said on Thursday that its French Citroen unit had been charged with consumer fraud by French prosecutors in a far-reaching diesel emissions probe. Citroen would have to make a deposit of 8 million euros and provide a bank guarantee of 25 million euros for potential …
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Former Chairman of the Board (CEO) Martin Winterkorn agreed to return €11.2 million (U.S. $13.6 million), while former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will pay back €4.1 million (U.S. $5 million). Volkswagen had announced in March it would seek damages from the two after an internal investigation …
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Citroen became on Thursday the fourth automaker to reveal this week that it has been charged in France in connection with the widening “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal. The French automaker was charged by authorities over allegations of “deception” related to the sale of Euro 5 diesel …
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