Volkswagen diesel scandal
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Volkswagen continues to argue with regulators over modifications for non-compliant diesel cars.
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Justice Department, EPA Sue VW Over Diesel Cheating, Billions In Penalties Possible
The U.S. government is suing Volkswagen over its diesel cheating.
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Euro Parliament Rebuffs Carmakers' Request To Exceed Emission Limits
The European Parliament voted against proposed emissions rules that would have given automakers significant leeway to exceed legal limits.
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How Do Modern Diesel Engines Work? VW Explains It On Video
A Volkswagen video explains diesel engines, and a proposed emissions fix for Europe.
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Green Car Reports Year In Reverse: 2015's Five Biggest Stories
At the end of every year, we look back to see which Green Car Reports stories proved most popular over the last 365 days. While we often focus on breaking news, certain stories--often guides and lists--get regular traffic for months and even years. Only one of our top five stories this year was...
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VW Buybacks, Payments For Hard-To-Fix Diesels Will Cost Billions
Hundreds of thousands of diesel-VW owners are waiting to find out how their cars will be updated to meet emissions standards, once modifications are approved by regulators. And Volkswagen Group has clearly been tarnished by the emission-cheating scandal, which affects 11 million cars worldwide. But...
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A group of environmental leaders disputes a proposal to forgive Volkswagen's diesel transgressions.
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VW Diesel Owners In Canada Get Their 'Goodwill' Offer Too
Volkswagen's Canada arm will offer gift cards and free roadside assistance to owners.
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Volkswagen Hires Kenneth Feinberg To Set Payments For U.S. Diesel Owners
Volkswagen has retained an attorney to handle TDI customer claims.
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VW Gets More Time To Figure Out TDI Diesel Emission Update
The California Air Resources Board is extending a deadline to review VW's proposed emissions updates.
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Chinese Green Group Sues VW Over Diesel-Emission Cheating Software
A Chinese environmental group is suing Volkswagen over its "defeat device" software.
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Ignore VW Diesels, Make Company Sell Electric Cars: Tesla CEO Musk, 44 Others
It will cost a huge sum, likely billions of dollars, to make Volkswagen fix all of the 482,000 TDI diesel vehicles it has admitted use "defeat device" software to ignore emission laws. Indeed, it may not be practically possible for VW to modify 325,000 of those cars--and it would cost the company...
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German prosecutors are investigating Bosch to see if it helped VW configure "defeat device" software.
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VW: Small Group Of Engineers Built Diesel Cheat Software From 2005
Volkswagen says a small group of employees were responsible for the "defeat device" software.
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UPDATE: VW Diesel-Cheating Lawsuits To Be Heard In California, Not Detroit
Volkswagen wants to consolidate customer lawsuits into a class action, and face it in Detroit.
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Audi V-6 TDI Diesels May Require Only Simple Fixes: CEO
While Volkswagen has submitted details of proposed fixes for its 2.0-liter four-cylinder TDI diesel models to the EPA, no details of the changes required have emerged. But for the other set of VW Group diesel engines, the 3.0-liter V-6 TDI units used in Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles...
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Used VW Prices Fall More, With No End To Diesel Scandal In Sight
Volkswagen prices continue to slip as the diesel scandal continues.
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EU Regulators Gave In To VW, Exxon Demands For Easier Emission Rules
A Volkswagen official e-mailed European regulators to argue for less-strict emissions rules.
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Volkswagen offered amnesty to employees wiling to testify in an internal investigation.
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German Regulators Deem VW Diesel Emission Software A 'Defeat Device,' Deepening Crisis
The Volkswagen diesel emission scandal deepened on Tuesday as German regulators ruled that software to evade the use of emission-control systems constituted an illegal "defeat device." Known by its initials KBA, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority issued its decision in an e-mail--though...
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VW Diesel NOx Problem: So Tough Angela Merkel Complained About It (In 2010)
Angela Merkel complained about California emissions standards to the head of the state's Air Resources Board in 2010.
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Audi Offers Gift Cards To TDI Diesel Owners Too
Audi is offering its own "goodwill" program to A3 TDI owners.
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Volkswagen Proposes 2.0-Liter Diesel Fixes As Crisis Continues
Being a Volkswagen executive these days may be one of the more thankless jobs in the auto industry. Among groups including car buyers, business travelers, and environmental advocates, the first association with the brand now is often now "diesel emission scandal.” But differing customer...
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VW Diesel Software Cheats On European Emission Limits Too, BBC Test Shows
A BBC tests shows that Volkswagen "defeat device" software cheats on European emissions tests.
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