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The Dieselgate emissions scandal
Multiple OEMs were caught up in the dieselgate scandal that started when VW’s cheat devices were discovered, but the U.S government is also cracking down on the aftermarket industry for the role it played in helping cars sidestep federal emissions
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Software has been a sore spot for Europe’s largest carmaker ever since the use of illegal defeat devices resulted in the “dieselgate” scandal at Volkswagen in 2015, the largest such case to date. Software Volkswagen AG used to alter car
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Summary Companies Software curtailed emissions controls at certain temperatures Automaker says ruling confirms its legal position VW says system designed to protect against engine damage BRUSSELS, July 14 (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) software that altered car emissions constituted an
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Mercedes isgetting sued over GLC and GLK diesels being allegedly dirty little cheaters.Photo: Mercedes-Benz It’s been almost a decade since Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal broke, and we’re still seeing the repercussions of that to this day. For example, Mercedes-Benz is about
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Companies Mercedes Benz Group AG Follow Volkswagen AG Follow BERLIN, July 12 (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz went on trial on Tuesday in a class action-style lawsuit which alleges that the German carmaker knowingly manipulated diesel-emissions tests by installing defeat devices. Germany’s
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By failing to act quickly and decisively on the Dieselgate scandal, the UK government is failing to break the link between air pollution and thousands of preventable deaths. That’s what a coalition of clean air experts claimed this Clean Air
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Volkswagen Group, the parent company of Porsche, has agreed to an $80 million settlement today. The class-action lawsuit alleges that Porsche cheated on its U.S. emissions and fuel economy numbers. Over 500,000 Porsche vehicles built and sold between 2005 and
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It’s important to note FCA has already agreed to plead guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge The autos conglomerate will be admitting it circumvented emissions requirements for north of 100,000 Jeep and Ram models in the United States. Fines for
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BRUSSELS – Owners of vehicles equipped with so-called defeat devices have a right to compensation from the vehicle manufacturer, an adviser to the top EU court said on Thursday in a case brought against Mercedes-Benz. Defeat devices are mechanisms or
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VOLKSWAGEN Group has ended a UK dieselgate litigation, comprised of over 70,000 claimants, with the payment of a £193m out of court settlement. Launched in January 2017 and due to head to court early next year, the case alleged that
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