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The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel Sedan was awarded Green Car of the Year.The award was rescinded in early October 2015.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 ...
If KBA approves a plan, Volkswagen can then start handling the cars. The German authorities require that Volkswagen remove the software and that Volkswagen ensures that emission rules are fulfilled. [159] Media estimates that the KBA procedure sets a precedent for how authorities in other countries handle the case. [164] [108]
A tested Porsche Cayenne, emission standard Euro 6, exceeds the limit by 2.4 times at +10 to +16 °C with an average of 191 mg NO x /km after the software update. In addition, the vehicle with a carbon dioxide emissions of 179 g CO 2 /km is permitted, but in real operation on the road, according to DUH, the emissions are on average 241 g CO 2 /km.
Volkswagen is looking into whether earlier versions of its current diesel engine contained software capable of rigging emissions tests. VW examining if newer engine involved in emissions scandal ...
A federal judge has ruled in favor of Volkswagen in lawsuits brought against the automaker by two U.S. counties over its diesel emissions cheating scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in ...
A federal judge has given Volkswagen until Tuesday, June 28th, to present a plan aimed at making amends in the diesel emissions scandal that's been dogging the company for nearly a year. Reuters ...
Oliver Schmidt (born January 9, 1969) [1] [2] is a German engineer, former senior executive for Volkswagen in Germany and the United States as well as a convicted felon. In December 2017, Schmidt was sentenced to 84 months (7 years) in federal prison for his role in the Volkswagen emissions scandal. [3]
"The Volkswagen issue is another black eye for the diesel engine overall," Mike Jackson, the chief executive of the AutoNation , the largest U.S. car retailer, told CNBC, adding the "brand ...