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The Volkswagen emissions scandal, sometimes known as Dieselgate [24] [25] or Emissionsgate, [26] [25] began in September 2015, when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to German automaker Volkswagen Group. [27]
The Volkswagen XL1, with potential mileage as high as 261 mpg ‑US (0.9 L/100 km), is the most fuel-efficient car in the world.. In 1974 Volkswagen paid a $120,000 fine to settle a complaint filed by the Environmental Protection Agency over the use of so-called "defeat devices" that disabled certain pollution-control systems.
Volkswagen, pleaded guilty to 3 criminal felonies related to its emissions scandal. [10] Waste Management, Inc; The Boeing Company, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. This charge is directly related to the company’s role in the 737-max crashes that killed 346 individuals.
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Depending on how big a fine this carmaker has to pay for its manipulation of emissions tests, its top labor official told workers Tuesday jobs may be cut. VW's labor chief says big US fines will ...
Volkswagen official Oliver Schmidt has been sentenced to seven years in prison and handed down a $400,000 fine. In August, the former Volkswagen manager in Michigan pleaded guilty for his role in ...
Some cars' emissions were higher even though there was no manipulated software. Scandals relating to higher-than-reported emissions from diesel engines began in 2014 when the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reported discrepancies between European and US models of vehicles. This began with the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
Former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn was slow to address emissions test cheating that led to huge U.S. fines, a judge hearing a damages case brought by investors against the German carmaker ...