Emissions-cheating Scandal

German auto giant Volkswagen announced Friday it is giving its staff a 3,950-euro bonus for 2015, despite suffering huge losses due to an emissions-cheating scandal which sent shockwaves through the industry.

The US government filed suit against Volkswagen Tuesday, charging it duped American consumers with "clean diesel" marketing, deepening the emissions-cheating scandal that has rocked the German auto giant.

More Volkswagen shareholders came forward on Thursday to sue the German automobile giant over its emissions-cheating scandal, bringing total damages sought so far in Germany alone to more than dollar 5.6 billion.

German prosecutors looking into the massive emissions-cheating scandal at auto giant Volkswagen said today that the number of suspects under investigation had increased from six to 17, but that no former or current board members are involved.

German prosecutors looking into the massive emissions-cheating scandal at auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday that the number of suspects under investigation had increased from six to 17.

Volkswagen promised Monday to reconquer the hearts of American car consumers following an emissions-cheating scandal that has plunged the company into crisis.

Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Mueller will meet next week in Washington with the head of the environmental agency that uncovered the massive emissions-cheating scandal, an agency spokeswoman said Thursday.

Embattled auto giant Volkswagen on Wednesday was offered some respite from the massive emissions-cheating scandal it is currently engulfed in when it said it had not lied about the carbon dioxide emissions of some of its cars.

The head of Volkswagen's controlling family broke his silence more than two months after the emissions-cheating scandal erupted, throwing his support behind Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller and vowing to protect jobs.

Germany's Volkswagen said Tuesday an internal probe had found that 800,000 more vehicles showed "inconsistencies" on carbon emissions, including the first petrol engines, as the auto giant sank deeper into a massive pollution cheating scandal.

Volkswagen said today that more than 91,000 of its vehicles in Australia are fitted with emissions-cheating technology, more than two weeks after the global scandal broke.

The scandal engulfing Volkswagen AG, which has admitted cheating diesel vehicle emissions tests in the United States, spread east on Tuesday as South Korea said it would investigate three of the maker's diesel models.

German auto giant Volkswagen announced Friday it is giving its staff a 3,950-euro bonus for 2015, despite suffering huge losses due to an emissions-cheating scandal which sent shockwaves through the industry.

The US government filed suit against Volkswagen Tuesday, charging it duped American consumers with "clean diesel" marketing, deepening the emissions-cheating scandal that has rocked the German auto giant.

More Volkswagen shareholders came forward on Thursday to sue the German automobile giant over its emissions-cheating scandal, bringing total damages sought so far in Germany alone to more than dollar 5.6 billion.

German prosecutors looking into the massive emissions-cheating scandal at auto giant Volkswagen said today that the number of suspects under investigation had increased from six to 17, but that no former or current board members are involved.

German prosecutors looking into the massive emissions-cheating scandal at auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday that the number of suspects under investigation had increased from six to 17.

Volkswagen promised Monday to reconquer the hearts of American car consumers following an emissions-cheating scandal that has plunged the company into crisis.

Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Mueller will meet next week in Washington with the head of the environmental agency that uncovered the massive emissions-cheating scandal, an agency spokeswoman said Thursday.

Embattled auto giant Volkswagen on Wednesday was offered some respite from the massive emissions-cheating scandal it is currently engulfed in when it said it had not lied about the carbon dioxide emissions of some of its cars.

The head of Volkswagen's controlling family broke his silence more than two months after the emissions-cheating scandal erupted, throwing his support behind Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller and vowing to protect jobs.

Germany's Volkswagen said Tuesday an internal probe had found that 800,000 more vehicles showed "inconsistencies" on carbon emissions, including the first petrol engines, as the auto giant sank deeper into a massive pollution cheating scandal.

Volkswagen said today that more than 91,000 of its vehicles in Australia are fitted with emissions-cheating technology, more than two weeks after the global scandal broke.

The scandal engulfing Volkswagen AG, which has admitted cheating diesel vehicle emissions tests in the United States, spread east on Tuesday as South Korea said it would investigate three of the maker's diesel models.