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Volkswagen suspends sales of current diesel lines awaiting technology to meet new standards. Bosch allegedly warns Volkswagen not to use its software illegally. [1] [2] 2008: Volkswagen announces new Clean Diesel cars. Some cars are described in Europe as "EU4 emissions standard (EU5 compliant)". [3] Cars with the test-rigging software are sold ...
Volkswagen had intentionally programmed turbocharged direct injection (TDI) diesel engines to activate emissions controls only during emissions testing. [ 9 ] In January 2017, VW pleaded guilty to the emissions scandal and agreed to pay US$4.3 billion in penalties.
The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel Sedan was awarded Green Car of the Year.The award was rescinded in early October 2015. On 18 September 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said beginning in 2008 the car maker fraudulently installed engine control unit (ECU) software determined to be a "defeat device", in violation of the Clean Air Act, to circumvent environmental ...
As Volkswagen (VWAGY) loses the landmark Dieselgate case in its home country, the court rules that the claimants are entitled to return their vehicles for partial reimbursement of the purchase price.
German public prosecutors raided the Wolfsburg headquarters of Volkswagen <VOWG_p.DE> on Tuesday in the latest investigation into the carmaker's diesel emissions scandal. Volkswagen, which ...
Franck Fife, AFP/Getty Images By Andreas Cremer and Barbara Lewis BERLIN and BRUSSELS -- Volkswagen (VLKAY) is under pressure to give details within the next week of its plan to refit up to 11 ...
As outrage over the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal fades, the refurbished diesel vehicles are trickling back into the marketplace, and bargain hunters may want to snap them up. In 2015 ...
Volkswagen was one of the earliest entrants into the electric vehicle industry, years before it became commonplace to own or drive them. Its efforts were on full-steam in the wake of a diesel ...