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Rishi Sunak Should Be Wary Of Backtracking On Net Zero - What History Tells Us
Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035.
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Stellantis Unit Pleads Guilty, Will Pay $300M In U.S. Diesel Probe
The guilty plea represents the final significant action U.S. officials are expected to take against FCA in the emissions fraud matter.
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U.S. Jury Awards $100,000 In Punitive Damages To Drivers Of Four Volkswagen Vehicles
A U.S. jury in California on Monday awarded the drivers of four Volkswagen AG vehicles a total of $100,000 as punitive damages for being sold diesel vehicles that emitted excess pollution, although the amount awarded was a fraction of what was sought.
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VW Starts Settlement Talks With German Consumer Groups Over Diesel Scandal
Volkswagen on Thursday said it was in talks to discuss a settlement with German vehicle owners who are suing the carmaker over excessive pollution caused by VW's diesel cars.
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Audi E-Tron Quattro Spied With Virtual Exterior Mirrors
Audi will now unveil the e-tron Electric SUV in the US instead of at the Audi Summit in Brussels due to the arrest of CEO Rupert Stadler in the VW diesel emissions scandal.
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BMW Sued In US Over Diesel Emissions
The attorneys at the Hagens Berman firm claim emissions from those cars were as much as 27 times higher than the standard allowed
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Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler Under Fire For Diesel Tests On Monkeys, Humans
The New York Times reported that a US institute commissioned by German auto firms carried out tests on 10 monkeys in 2014.
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Volkswagen Executive Gets 7 Years Jail Time For Emissions Fraud In The US
A US-based Volkswagen AG executive who oversaw emissions issues was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $400,000 by a judge on Wednesday for his role in a diesel emissions scandal that has cost the German automaker as much as $30 billion.
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Volkswagen Takes New $3 Billion Hit Over Diesel Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen added provisions of around 2.5 billion euros ($3 billion) on Friday to the mounting total from its diesel emissions scandal, which has already cost the company around 20 billion euros. "The reason is an increase in provisions relating to the buyback/retrofit program for 2.0l TDI vehicles, which is part of the settlements in North America...
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VW Engineer Sentenced To 40-Month Prison Term In Diesel Case
Liang was part of a long-term conspiracy that perpetrated a -stunning fraud on the American consumer.
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Fiat Chrysler CEO Says 2018 Targets Unaffected By Diesel Woes
Fiat Chrysler does not expect its diesel woes in the United States to have an impact on its business targets to 2018, the carmaker's Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Friday.
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Porsche Cayenne Diesel Emissions Exceed Legal Limits: Spiegel
Porsche said in a statement that it had received and studied the test results from Spiegel. "For us they are not comprehensible," Porsche said.
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Software Update Can Fix Fiat Chrysler's US Diesel Issue - Lawyer
Robert Giuffra, a lawyer representing Fiat Chrysler, said at a hearing in San Francisco that regulators' concerns could be resolved with new software without a need for any new hardware.
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US Judge Approves Additional $1.2 Billion Deal In Volkswagen Dieselgate Scandal Case
In a new development in the infamous Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal that rocked the automotive community a few years ago, a federal judge in California has ruled that he would approve a $1.2 billion settlement for a section of the cars that were affected by the emissions cheating. The settlement is for the last 80,000 cars that are fitted with the l...
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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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Rishi Sunak Should Be Wary Of Backtracking On Net Zero - What History Tells Us
Rishi Sunak has delivered a speech in which he announced delays to key net zero targets, including postponing the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars until 2035.
-
Stellantis Unit Pleads Guilty, Will Pay $300M In U.S. Diesel Probe
The guilty plea represents the final significant action U.S. officials are expected to take against FCA in the emissions fraud matter.
-
U.S. Jury Awards $100,000 In Punitive Damages To Drivers Of Four Volkswagen Vehicles
A U.S. jury in California on Monday awarded the drivers of four Volkswagen AG vehicles a total of $100,000 as punitive damages for being sold diesel vehicles that emitted excess pollution, although the amount awarded was a fraction of what was sought.
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VW Starts Settlement Talks With German Consumer Groups Over Diesel Scandal
Volkswagen on Thursday said it was in talks to discuss a settlement with German vehicle owners who are suing the carmaker over excessive pollution caused by VW's diesel cars.
-
Audi E-Tron Quattro Spied With Virtual Exterior Mirrors
Audi will now unveil the e-tron Electric SUV in the US instead of at the Audi Summit in Brussels due to the arrest of CEO Rupert Stadler in the VW diesel emissions scandal.
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BMW Sued In US Over Diesel Emissions
The attorneys at the Hagens Berman firm claim emissions from those cars were as much as 27 times higher than the standard allowed
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Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler Under Fire For Diesel Tests On Monkeys, Humans
The New York Times reported that a US institute commissioned by German auto firms carried out tests on 10 monkeys in 2014.
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Volkswagen Executive Gets 7 Years Jail Time For Emissions Fraud In The US
A US-based Volkswagen AG executive who oversaw emissions issues was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $400,000 by a judge on Wednesday for his role in a diesel emissions scandal that has cost the German automaker as much as $30 billion.
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Volkswagen Takes New $3 Billion Hit Over Diesel Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen added provisions of around 2.5 billion euros ($3 billion) on Friday to the mounting total from its diesel emissions scandal, which has already cost the company around 20 billion euros. "The reason is an increase in provisions relating to the buyback/retrofit program for 2.0l TDI vehicles, which is part of the settlements in North America...
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VW Engineer Sentenced To 40-Month Prison Term In Diesel Case
Liang was part of a long-term conspiracy that perpetrated a -stunning fraud on the American consumer.
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Fiat Chrysler CEO Says 2018 Targets Unaffected By Diesel Woes
Fiat Chrysler does not expect its diesel woes in the United States to have an impact on its business targets to 2018, the carmaker's Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Friday.
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Porsche Cayenne Diesel Emissions Exceed Legal Limits: Spiegel
Porsche said in a statement that it had received and studied the test results from Spiegel. "For us they are not comprehensible," Porsche said.
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Software Update Can Fix Fiat Chrysler's US Diesel Issue - Lawyer
Robert Giuffra, a lawyer representing Fiat Chrysler, said at a hearing in San Francisco that regulators' concerns could be resolved with new software without a need for any new hardware.
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US Judge Approves Additional $1.2 Billion Deal In Volkswagen Dieselgate Scandal Case
In a new development in the infamous Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal that rocked the automotive community a few years ago, a federal judge in California has ruled that he would approve a $1.2 billion settlement for a section of the cars that were affected by the emissions cheating. The settlement is for the last 80,000 cars that are fitted with the l...
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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.
