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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
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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 Doctor Winterkorn for commercial
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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