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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The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel Sedan was awarded Green Car of the Year.The award was rescinded in early October 2015.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 ...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it is charging Volkswagen and its former CEO Martin Winterkorn for defrauding US investors during the company's "Dieselgate" scandal.
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.
The emissions cheating scandal continues to dog the German carmaker as it faces yet another court case. Germany charges VW bosses with ‘dieselgate’ market manipulation Skip to main content
BERLIN (AP) — Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is to go on trial in September on charges of fraud and market manipulation linked to the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, a German court said Friday. The state court in Braunschweig said the trial in what were originally two separate cases will start on Sept. 3.
German prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged another eight employees of auto maker Volkswagen <VOWG_p.DE> over the scandal surrounding cheating on diesel engine emission tests. The eight ...