Volkswagen Violations

German prosecutors have extended their diesel emissions probe to include auto supplier Continental for its role in supplying engine components, searching the company's offices and those of automaker Volkswagen, the companies said on Wednesday. Prosecutors in Hanover, Germany conducted the searches as part of an investigation into how a 1.6-litre di...

German automaker Volkswagen AG on Monday was charged with importing nearly 128,000 vehicles into Canada contravening the country's environmental legislation, a Canadian government agency said.

The National Green Tribunal Thursday slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on German auto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amount within two months. The tribunal enhanced the compensat...

The Supreme Court on Monday favoured widening of judicial scrutiny of a case pertaining to use of cheat device in diesel cars to flout emission norms in vehicles made by German automaker Volkswagen by bringing other auto majors under the scanner.

Daimler, Porsche and Bosch may face a probe for regulatory offences related to potential emissions cheating, the Stuttgart prosecutors' office said on Thursday, a day after Braunschweig prosecutors fined Volkswagen 1 billion euros ($1.2 bln) for the same violation.

Dieselgate is the biggest (and dirtiest) scandal to ever hit the global automotive industry. And now in a rather unexpected development, the United States Justice Department has disclosed that it has filed criminal charges against Volkswagen's ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn. The charges have been filed accusing him of a conspiracy to cover up the Volkswa...

The tribunal was hearing pleas filed by a school teacher Saloni Ailawadi and a few others seeking ban on sale of its vehicles for alleged violation of emission norms.

The court in the town of Celle ruled that VW could not appeal, which the auto maker views as a violation of its fundamental rights.

The German automaker also said it does not see the requirement to make restitution to the affected European customers.

The company said that the recall is purely voluntary in nature as it did not face any charges regarding violating emission norms in India unlike the US.

According to Die Welt, the European Commission recently discovered that VW's cheating on emissions tests caused the group to violate consumer laws in 20 countries in the European Union.

The US Justice Department on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against Volkswagen for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in nearly 600,000 vehicles.

The US Justice Department on Monday filed a civil suit against Volkswagen AG for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in 600,000 vehicles.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today sought response from the central government and German automobile giant Volkswagen on a plea by Delhi residents seeking a ban on sale of its vehicles for alleged violation of emission norms.

In the wake of Volkswagen's voluntary recall of 3.23 lakh cars in India, the government said it will investigate all diesel vehicles in India.

German prosecutors have extended their diesel emissions probe to include auto supplier Continental for its role in supplying engine components, searching the company's offices and those of automaker Volkswagen, the companies said on Wednesday. Prosecutors in Hanover, Germany conducted the searches as part of an investigation into how a 1.6-litre di...

German automaker Volkswagen AG on Monday was charged with importing nearly 128,000 vehicles into Canada contravening the country's environmental legislation, a Canadian government agency said.

The National Green Tribunal Thursday slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on German auto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amount within two months. The tribunal enhanced the compensat...

The Supreme Court on Monday favoured widening of judicial scrutiny of a case pertaining to use of cheat device in diesel cars to flout emission norms in vehicles made by German automaker Volkswagen by bringing other auto majors under the scanner.

Daimler, Porsche and Bosch may face a probe for regulatory offences related to potential emissions cheating, the Stuttgart prosecutors' office said on Thursday, a day after Braunschweig prosecutors fined Volkswagen 1 billion euros ($1.2 bln) for the same violation.

Dieselgate is the biggest (and dirtiest) scandal to ever hit the global automotive industry. And now in a rather unexpected development, the United States Justice Department has disclosed that it has filed criminal charges against Volkswagen's ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn. The charges have been filed accusing him of a conspiracy to cover up the Volkswa...

The tribunal was hearing pleas filed by a school teacher Saloni Ailawadi and a few others seeking ban on sale of its vehicles for alleged violation of emission norms.

The court in the town of Celle ruled that VW could not appeal, which the auto maker views as a violation of its fundamental rights.

The German automaker also said it does not see the requirement to make restitution to the affected European customers.

The company said that the recall is purely voluntary in nature as it did not face any charges regarding violating emission norms in India unlike the US.

According to Die Welt, the European Commission recently discovered that VW's cheating on emissions tests caused the group to violate consumer laws in 20 countries in the European Union.

The US Justice Department on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against Volkswagen for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in nearly 600,000 vehicles.

The US Justice Department on Monday filed a civil suit against Volkswagen AG for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in 600,000 vehicles.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today sought response from the central government and German automobile giant Volkswagen on a plea by Delhi residents seeking a ban on sale of its vehicles for alleged violation of emission norms.

In the wake of Volkswagen's voluntary recall of 3.23 lakh cars in India, the government said it will investigate all diesel vehicles in India.