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Dieselgate

Dieselgate’s cost Volkswagen over billion, now its former CEO faces conviction
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from The Next Web
Dieselgate’s cost Volkswagen over $30 billion, now its former CEO faces conviction

A German court today ordered former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn to stand trial on charges of organized commercial fraud over his alleged involvement in the ‘dieselgate’ emissions rigging scandal. In 2015 the US formally charged Volkswagen with defrauding the US government and consumers after …

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Former Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn to stand dieselgate trial | DW | 09.09.2020
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from Deutsche Welle
Former Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn to stand dieselgate trial | DW | 09.09.2020

Volkswagen’s former chief executive Martin Winterkorn will stand trial over the car giant’s “dieselgate” scam, a German court said Wednesday. “The chamber has determined that there is sufficient suspicion, that is, an overwhelming possibility of conviction, of the accused Professor …

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Dieselgate’s cost Volkswagen over billion, now its former CEO faces conviction
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from AutoSpies.com
Former VW CEO To Go On Trial For Dieselgate Scandal

Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others must stand trial over serious fraud charges in Germany for their role in the diesel-rigging scandal that has cost the automaker more than 30 billion euros ($35 billion) so far. The former chief and four other managers were charged last …

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New EU car rules aim to stop Dieselgate 2
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from POLITICO.eu
New EU car rules aim to stop Dieselgate 2

Almost exactly five years after the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal, new EU rules go into effect Tuesday giving Brussels the weapons that are supposed to make it much more difficult for carmakers to cheat on vehicle emissions results. “Europeans rightly expect to drive the cleanest and safest …

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Dieselgate: Foundation for Consumer Protection suit not considered on its merits
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from Lexology
Dieselgate: Foundation for Consumer Protection suit not considered on its merits

Background In the aftermath of the Volkswagen (VW) emissions scandal, the Foundation for Consumer Protection (SKS), a foundation under Swiss private law, has filed multiple lawsuits with the Zurich Commercial Court against VW and its general importer for Switzerland. In a first suit, SKS sought a …

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Daimler Is Paying The U.S. Billion To Settle Dieselgate
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from CleanTechnica
Daimler Is Paying The U.S. $2 Billion To Settle Dieselgate

Fossil Fuels Published on August 14th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider August 14th, 2020 by Johnna Crider  Daimler should have focused more on electric vehicles than cheating diesel emissions tests. Photo by Kyle Field/CleanTechnica. Daimler made a huge announcement yesterday that it will settle its diesel …

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Daimler will settle its diesel emissions cheating scandal with the US for over billion
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from The Verge
Daimler will settle its diesel emissions cheating scandal with the US for over $2 billion

Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, is paying over $2 billion to make its own diesel emissions cheating scandal go away in the United States. The company announced on Thursday that it has reached a $1.5 billion settlement with US authorities, including the Environmental Protection Agency, …

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Germany charges four ex-Audi executives with fraud over ‘dieselgate’ scandal
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from DW (English)
Germany charges four ex-Audi executives with fraud over ‘dieselgate’ scandal

German prosecutors announced Thursday they have filed fraud charges against three former board members at Audi as well as a retired manager over the “dieselgate” scandal. “The four defendants are accused of fraud, indirect false certification and criminal advertising,” Munich prosecutors said in a …

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Daimler will settle its diesel emissions cheating scandal with the US for over billion
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from BBC News
Audi: More former car executives face ‘dieselgate’ charges

Image copyright Getty Images German prosecutors have filed fraud charges against three former board members and a retired senior employee at carmaker Audi. It is the latest legal development in the “dieselgate” scandal, in which companies and executives were alleged to have broken emissions rules. …

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Daimler will settle its diesel emissions cheating scandal with the US for over billion
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from OCCRP
Germany Charges Audi Executives in Dieselgate Scandal

Germans prosecutors pressed on Thursday fraud charges against three former board members and a retired senior employee of the automobile manufacturer Audi for being involved in the manipulation of engines to make them appear spewing less harmful pollutants. The software could recognize if it was a …

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