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Nevertheless, Cullen pointed to the text of VW’s settlement with CARB, which includes fines for failing to maintain charging infrastructure — $2,000 a day and $50,000 after 30 days “for each ...
Volkswagen sets up an online based service on which customers can check if their car is affected based on the vehicle identification number: 8 October 2015: Volkswagen US CEO Michael Horn testifies before US Congress: 3 November 2015: Volkswagen's investigation finds that CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption figures are also affected by ...
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - A joint venture between U.S. electric pickup and SUV maker Rivian and Volkswagen is in talks with other automakers about supplying their software and electrical ...
HAMBURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen <VOWG_p.DE> is seeking more than 100 million euros ($112 million) in damages from former supplier Prevent, it said on Tuesday, adding it had filed a first ...
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.
In January 2017, VW pleaded guilty to the emissions scandal and agreed to pay US$4.3 billion in penalties. As of January 2019, 13 VW employees have been indicted, including former CEO Martin Winterkorn. In addition, two former executives (Oliver Schmidt and James Robert Liang) have pleaded guilty in US court and sentenced to prison terms. [10] [11]
Volkswagen planned to complete a merger with Porsche in 2011. Porsche originally planned to buy Volkswagen by securing stock options, Legal Problems May Delay Volkswagen's Merger With Porsche
In 2015, Volkswagen was exposed for engineering their vehicles to trick emissions tests into thinking the vehicle had lower emissions than it did. [13] Hagens Berman was the first [14] U.S. law firm that filed a class-action lawsuit against Volkswagen for this issue. [13] The case was settled for $1.2 billion in 2017. [15]