Conspiracy news & views from all angles, up-to-the-minute and uncensored
More than 1,000 drivers have launched claims for compensation from Mercedes over the “dieselgate” scandal, in what could become Scotland’s biggest class action. Lawyers say they have had as many claims against the marque in three months as they had
Read More
© Focke Strangmann/EPA/Shutterstoc The premium Mercedes brand More than 1,000 Mercedes owners have launched claims for compensation in Scotland since a dieselgate scandal emerged. Lawyers now believe the case will become Scotland’s biggest-ever class action. Transport authorities in Germany found
Read More
It was the chief compliance officer’s opening remark in a fireside chat at the Compliance Week Europe 2020 Virtual Conference this week. Michels was hired after the company earlier that year pled guilty to installing defeat devices, designed to cheat U.S. emissions
Read More
The scandal of “dieselgateIn Germany, it rocked the auto industry in 2015 and now Audi ex-boss Rupert Stadler has become the first top executive to be tried for this. What is the dieselgat problem? In September 2015, it came to
Read More
Q. Looking back at where Volkswagen was in 2018 when we last spoke, how has the culture changed since then? What is ’Dieselgate’? In March 2017, Volkswagen pleaded guilty to criminal charges that it deceived U.S. regulatory agencies by installing
Read More
A top U.K. and global law firm confirmed Thursday that it is filing a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) for up to half million of its vehicles sold in the U.K. and believed to be equipped with illegal emissions-cheating
Read More
German prosecutors ended a query into the role played by former VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn in the diesel emissions scandal. German prosecutors in Stuttgart are dropping an investigation into former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and any role he may
Read More
At least 1 million motorists could still claim thousands of pounds over the diesel emissions scandal. 1.2 million customers in the UK purchased Volkswagen (VW) manufactured vehicles unaware of the fact they were fitted with software designed to defeat vehicle
Read More
At least 1 million motorists could still claim thousands of pounds over the diesel emissions scandal. 1.2 million customers in the UK purchased Volkswagen (VW) manufactured vehicles unaware of the fact they were fitted with software designed to defeat vehicle
Read More
Porsche’s parent company, the VW Group, claims it has learned its lesson following the Dieselgate fiasco. The story broke just over five years ago and since then the German automaker has undergone drastic changes, ranging from top executives to product.
Read More