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Canadian Judge Approves $196.5 Million Volkswagen Fine For Diesel Emissions
Volkswagen admitted to using illegal software to cheat U.S. pollution tests in 2015, triggering a global backlash against diesel vehicles that has so far cost it 30 billion euros (25 billion pounds) in fines, penalties and buyback costs.
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Volkswagen Takes One-Two Punch In Australia With Fine, Regulatory Proceedings
Volkswagen AG took two raps in Australia on Friday as a federal court upheld a fine on the German car maker as part of a global diesel emissions cheating scandal and a regulator started penalty proceedings against one of its financial units.
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VW Has Repurchased, Repaired Over 50 Per Cent Of Polluting 2-Litre Diesels In US
In 2015, Volkswagen admitted to installing software that allowed its cars to emit up to 40 times of the permitted pollution levels. In March 2017, it plead guilty to fraud, obstruction of justice, and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the US Justice Department.
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Volkswagen CEO Mueller Had No Knowledge Of Diesel Scandal: Report
Matthias Mueller found out about Volkswagen's emissions cheating software on September 18, 2015, when US regulators revealed the German carmaker had faked pollution tests, newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported.
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Sweden Opens Fraud Investigations Against Volkswagen
The Swedish investigation will examine diesel models imported to Sweden between 2009 and 2015 - models which were equipped with software that minimised emissions during pollution tests, but allowed vehicles to spew out far more nitrogen oxide while on road.
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Pollution Cheating Was 'Chain Of Errors' Going Back To 2005: Volkswagen
Embattled German carmaker Volkswagen said today that the global pollution-cheating scandal it has been engulfed in since September was the result not of a one-off error, but a series of mistakes dating back to 2005.
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German Authorities to Order Recall of 2.4 Million Volkswagen Vehicles in Emission Scandal
German transport authorities will order auto giant Volkswagen to recall 2.4 million diesel vehicles in Germany equipped with pollution-cheating software, a spokesman told AFP on Thursday.
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Volkswagen Says 11 Million Cars Worldwide Have Pollution Cheating Software
The automaker also said it was setting aside 6.5 billion euros in provisions in the third quarter to cover potential costs resulting from the scandal and it would have to adjust its profit targets for the current year accordingly.
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Canadian Judge Approves $196.5 Million Volkswagen Fine For Diesel Emissions
Volkswagen admitted to using illegal software to cheat U.S. pollution tests in 2015, triggering a global backlash against diesel vehicles that has so far cost it 30 billion euros (25 billion pounds) in fines, penalties and buyback costs.
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Volkswagen Takes One-Two Punch In Australia With Fine, Regulatory Proceedings
Volkswagen AG took two raps in Australia on Friday as a federal court upheld a fine on the German car maker as part of a global diesel emissions cheating scandal and a regulator started penalty proceedings against one of its financial units.
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VW Has Repurchased, Repaired Over 50 Per Cent Of Polluting 2-Litre Diesels In US
In 2015, Volkswagen admitted to installing software that allowed its cars to emit up to 40 times of the permitted pollution levels. In March 2017, it plead guilty to fraud, obstruction of justice, and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the US Justice Department.
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Volkswagen CEO Mueller Had No Knowledge Of Diesel Scandal: Report
Matthias Mueller found out about Volkswagen's emissions cheating software on September 18, 2015, when US regulators revealed the German carmaker had faked pollution tests, newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported.
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Sweden Opens Fraud Investigations Against Volkswagen
The Swedish investigation will examine diesel models imported to Sweden between 2009 and 2015 - models which were equipped with software that minimised emissions during pollution tests, but allowed vehicles to spew out far more nitrogen oxide while on road.
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Pollution Cheating Was 'Chain Of Errors' Going Back To 2005: Volkswagen
Embattled German carmaker Volkswagen said today that the global pollution-cheating scandal it has been engulfed in since September was the result not of a one-off error, but a series of mistakes dating back to 2005.
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German Authorities to Order Recall of 2.4 Million Volkswagen Vehicles in Emission Scandal
German transport authorities will order auto giant Volkswagen to recall 2.4 million diesel vehicles in Germany equipped with pollution-cheating software, a spokesman told AFP on Thursday.
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Volkswagen Says 11 Million Cars Worldwide Have Pollution Cheating Software
The automaker also said it was setting aside 6.5 billion euros in provisions in the third quarter to cover potential costs resulting from the scandal and it would have to adjust its profit targets for the current year accordingly.
