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Swiss Set To Drop Criminal Probe Of VW Emissions Scandal
The Office of the Attorney General said it had informed the German carmaker and its Swiss dealership arm this month "that it considers the investigation to be complete and intends to drop the case," it said in a statement.
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France Charges Volkswagen, Former CEO Over 'Dieselgate' Scandal
German automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that it has been charged in France over alleged cheating on emissions testing, as its former CEO was accused in Berlin of making false statements over the "dieselgate" scandal.
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German Prosecutors Charge 15 More Volkswagen Executives In Diesel Emissions Scandal
The suspects are accused of aiding and abetting fraud in combination with tax evasion, indirect false certification and criminal advertising.
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Volkswagen Group Firms Sold 7 Audis Fitted With "Pollution Cheat Devices": Noida Cops
Two Indian subsidiaries of German carmaker Volkswagen group have been charged for allegedly selling seven Audi cars fitted with "cheat devices" that are able to deceive excessive pollution emission tests to a Noida businessman, police said on Friday.
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Volkswagen Can Face Dieselgate Claims Where Cars Bought, EU Court Rules
EU consumers should be able to sue Volkswagen in their national courts if they have bought cars with emission cheat devices installed, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday. The verdict by the EU's top court raises the possibility that the German carmaker could face masses of legal complaints from consumers across the bloc.
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German Court Ends Diesel Case Against Volkswagen CEO, Chairman
A German court said on Wednesday it was ending proceedings against the chairman and chief executive of Volkswagen AG after the carmaker agreed to pay a fine of 9 million euros ($9.9 million) over the diesel emissions scandal.
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Volkswagen Agrees To A 620 Million Euros Payout For German 'Dieselgate' Victims
Volkswagen has agreed to pay 620 million euros in compensation to 200,000 car owners in the biggest German lawsuit over the group's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, the company said Monday.
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Blame Game Over 830 Million Euro Settlement In VW's German Dieselgate Cases
Consumer representatives and car giant Volkswagen each blamed the other Friday for a breakdown in talks over a settlement for 400,000 German customers in the firm's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
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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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FCA Manager Charged With Lying About Emissions Even After Volkswagen Scandal
A grand jury indicted a senior manager at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) on charges he lied to regulators about diesel emissions, alleging the deception continued even after a scandal over cheating on government environmental tests had engulfed rival Volkswagen AG.
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Volkswagen Agrees To Australian Settlement Over Diesel Cheating
Volkswagen has agreed to pay up to A$127 million ($87.3 million) to settle lawsuits brought on behalf of thousands of Australian customers caught up in its global diesel emissions cheating scandal.
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Former Audi Boss Rupert Stadler Charged With Fraud Over "Dieselgate"
German prosecutors said today they had charged former Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler with fraud over the Volkswagen subsidiary's role in the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
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Emission Fiasco: No Coercive Action Against Volkswagen, says SC
The Supreme Court Monday said no coercive action will be taken against German auto major Volkswagen against whom the National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 500 crore for damaging the environment through use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde virtually stayed the imposition of fine for the ti...
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Porsche Risks Fine In New Legal Tussle Over Diesel Cheating
German prosecutors on Monday said they have launched fresh legal proceedings over Porsche's role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal that erupted in 2015, which could leave the luxury carmaker facing a hefty fine. "We have opened an administrative proceeding (against Porsche AG) at the end of which a court could impose a fine," a spokesman for...
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Volkswagen Could Face Recall Of More Cars Over Emissions In Germany
Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is considering recalling more Volkswagen cars due to its emissions, scandal, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday. The KBA has opened an investigation into whether a software update for 1.2-litre engine cars, including the popular Polo, enabled them to cheat emissions tests, the newspape...
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Swiss Set To Drop Criminal Probe Of VW Emissions Scandal
The Office of the Attorney General said it had informed the German carmaker and its Swiss dealership arm this month "that it considers the investigation to be complete and intends to drop the case," it said in a statement.
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France Charges Volkswagen, Former CEO Over 'Dieselgate' Scandal
German automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that it has been charged in France over alleged cheating on emissions testing, as its former CEO was accused in Berlin of making false statements over the "dieselgate" scandal.
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German Prosecutors Charge 15 More Volkswagen Executives In Diesel Emissions Scandal
The suspects are accused of aiding and abetting fraud in combination with tax evasion, indirect false certification and criminal advertising.
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Volkswagen Group Firms Sold 7 Audis Fitted With "Pollution Cheat Devices": Noida Cops
Two Indian subsidiaries of German carmaker Volkswagen group have been charged for allegedly selling seven Audi cars fitted with "cheat devices" that are able to deceive excessive pollution emission tests to a Noida businessman, police said on Friday.
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Volkswagen Can Face Dieselgate Claims Where Cars Bought, EU Court Rules
EU consumers should be able to sue Volkswagen in their national courts if they have bought cars with emission cheat devices installed, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday. The verdict by the EU's top court raises the possibility that the German carmaker could face masses of legal complaints from consumers across the bloc.
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German Court Ends Diesel Case Against Volkswagen CEO, Chairman
A German court said on Wednesday it was ending proceedings against the chairman and chief executive of Volkswagen AG after the carmaker agreed to pay a fine of 9 million euros ($9.9 million) over the diesel emissions scandal.
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Volkswagen Agrees To A 620 Million Euros Payout For German 'Dieselgate' Victims
Volkswagen has agreed to pay 620 million euros in compensation to 200,000 car owners in the biggest German lawsuit over the group's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, the company said Monday.
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Blame Game Over 830 Million Euro Settlement In VW's German Dieselgate Cases
Consumer representatives and car giant Volkswagen each blamed the other Friday for a breakdown in talks over a settlement for 400,000 German customers in the firm's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
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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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FCA Manager Charged With Lying About Emissions Even After Volkswagen Scandal
A grand jury indicted a senior manager at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) on charges he lied to regulators about diesel emissions, alleging the deception continued even after a scandal over cheating on government environmental tests had engulfed rival Volkswagen AG.
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Volkswagen Agrees To Australian Settlement Over Diesel Cheating
Volkswagen has agreed to pay up to A$127 million ($87.3 million) to settle lawsuits brought on behalf of thousands of Australian customers caught up in its global diesel emissions cheating scandal.
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Former Audi Boss Rupert Stadler Charged With Fraud Over "Dieselgate"
German prosecutors said today they had charged former Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler with fraud over the Volkswagen subsidiary's role in the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
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Emission Fiasco: No Coercive Action Against Volkswagen, says SC
The Supreme Court Monday said no coercive action will be taken against German auto major Volkswagen against whom the National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 500 crore for damaging the environment through use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde virtually stayed the imposition of fine for the ti...
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Porsche Risks Fine In New Legal Tussle Over Diesel Cheating
German prosecutors on Monday said they have launched fresh legal proceedings over Porsche's role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal that erupted in 2015, which could leave the luxury carmaker facing a hefty fine. "We have opened an administrative proceeding (against Porsche AG) at the end of which a court could impose a fine," a spokesman for...
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Volkswagen Could Face Recall Of More Cars Over Emissions In Germany
Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is considering recalling more Volkswagen cars due to its emissions, scandal, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday. The KBA has opened an investigation into whether a software update for 1.2-litre engine cars, including the popular Polo, enabled them to cheat emissions tests, the newspape...
