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The Dieselgate emissions scandal
Three of Germany’s largest carmakers formed an illegal cartel by agreeing to fix the amount of harmful nitrogen oxides emitted by their diesel engines at just below the legal limit, the European Commission announced on Thursday as it issued a
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By Dhirendra Tripathi Investing.com – Volkswagen (DE:VOWG) and BMW (DE:BMWG_p) stock were trading lower in European markets as the European Union imposed a fine of $1.03 billion on the two German carmakers for restricting competition in emission cleaning for new
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The logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is seen on a rim cap in a showroom of a Volkswagen car dealer in Brussels, Belgium July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir MILAN, July 8 (Reuters) – Volkswagen said on Thursday it would appeal
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A Venice court has ordered Volkswagen to compensate over 63,000 Italian customers over the “Dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal in a settlement worth more than 200 million euros (US$237 million), a consumers’ association announced. In a statement late on Wednesday, the
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A consumer group in Germany has filed a lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler, as its Dieselgate woes continue. Ben Zachariah is an experienced writer and motoring journalist from Melbourne, having worked in the automotive industry for more than 15
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Launched by solicitors Leigh Day yesterday, it alleges that the company tried to hide the issue by fixing the affected cars covertly. It has only admitted that engine management software developed for the EA189 engine alone could detect when it
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A Volkswagen logo is seen as it launches its ID.6 and ID.6 CROZZ SUV at a world premiere ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song Glass Lewis has concerns over legal, regulatory risks
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Volkswagen group is one of the leading car manufacturer in International market and almost everyone who is keen about automobiles is aware about the dieselgate scandal that Volkswagen group was involved in. The brand was then fined by several countries
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The recent developments arise from the ‘dieselgate’ scandal which was uncovered in 2015. It was alleged that certain Volkswagen diesel vehicles were fitted with a device which was able to ‘cheat’ emissions tests. This resulted in the vehicles passing the
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Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal is well-documented by now, but far from over. The emissions cheating problem was first discovered on the Volkswagen Jetta, but the scandal grew to include both Audi and Porsche. The German firm has so far paid nearly
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