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33m polluting cars still on EU roads after Dieselgate scandal
Dieselgate

Archived 5 years ago from The Guardian
33m polluting cars still on EU roads after Dieselgate scandal

More than three quarters of the 43m cars tampered with in the Dieselgate emissions test cheating scandal are still on the road four years later. It will probably take another two years to recall the remaining 33m vehicles that were tampered with, according to analysis of unpublicised European …

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Why the Volkswagen Diesel Scandal Hasn’t Gone Away
Dieselgate

Archived 6 years ago from Knowledge@Wharton
Why the Volkswagen Diesel Scandal Hasn’t Gone Away

Volkswagen can’t seem to shake off its “Dieselgate” scandal, even as it has cost the company more than $30 billion in fines, penalties, restitution and settlement of lawsuits since September 2015. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week charged Volkswagen AG, two of its …

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Can Standardized Reporting Prevent Another Dieselgate?
Dieselgate

Archived 5 years ago from Triple Pundit
Can Standardized Reporting Prevent Another Dieselgate?

Reporting on avoided emissions aids comparison between sustainable products and their competition. It is the difference in emissions from using, for example, fuel-efficient tires versus their counterparts. There’s just one big issue with this seemingly useful data—companies can skew their reports, …

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Four top Audi employees indicted in Dieselgate scandal
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Archived 5 years ago from The Verge
Four top Audi employees indicted in Dieselgate scandal

A federal grand jury in Detroit has indicted four former Audi managers for their alleged role in the German automaker’s scheme to cheat US emissions testing on diesel-powered cars, according to a new court document published Thursday. Audi’s malfeasance was part of a larger effort from parent …

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Four top Audi employees indicted in Dieselgate scandal
Dieselgate

Archived 5 years ago from The Verge
You thought Dieselgate was over? It’s not.

It’s been an electrifying month for the German auto industry. Mercedes-Benz presented its first all-electric SUV. BMW offered a glimpse of its upcoming EV strategy by unveiling a concept car. And Audi is going electric, as well. On Monday, the company celebrated the premiere of its first completely …

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How VW Paid Billion for Dieselgate — And Got Off Easy
Dieselgate

Archived 5 years ago from ProPublica
How VW Paid $25 Billion for Dieselgate — And Got Off Easy

This article was co-published with Fortune. On Dec. 6, former Volkswagen engineer Oliver Schmidt was led into a federal courtroom in Detroit in handcuffs and leg irons. He was wearing a blood-red jumpsuit, his head shaved, as it always is, and his deep-set eyes seemed to ask, “how did I get here?” …

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VW’s Dieselgate bill hits bln after another charge
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Archived 5 years ago from Reuters
VW’s Dieselgate bill hits $30 bln after another charge

By Jan Schwartz, Victoria Bryan 5 Min Read HAMBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen is taking another $3 billion charge to fix diesel engines in the United States, lifting the total bill for its emissions-test cheating scandal to around $30 billion. The German group is struggling to put the …

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Why the Volkswagen Diesel Scandal Hasn’t Gone Away
Dieselgate

Archived 3 years ago from Frequent Business Traveler
| VW Set to Plead Guilty in Dieselgate Case on Friday, New Case Unfolds Against Audi in

Volkswagen’s day in a U.S. court has come as a new investigation into l’affaire Dieselgate is unfolding in Australia. The beleaguered automaker is expected to be formally arraigned and plead guilty to three criminal counts in the Dieselgate case Friday morning at a hearing in Detroit federal court. …

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Volkswagen: The scandal explained
Dieselgate

Archived 3 years ago from BBC.com
Volkswagen: The scandal explained

Getty ImagesBy Russell HottenBusiness reporter, BBC NewsWhat is Volkswagen accused of?It’s been dubbed the “diesel dupe”. In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that many VW cars being sold in America had a “defeat device” – or software – in diesel engines that could detect …

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