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17 Months Later, VW Emissions Scandal Legal Trouble Keeps Coming
Luxembourg has launched criminal proceedings over Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal, showing the German carmaker is still struggling to draw a line under the crisis some 17 months after it broke. ...
VW Slapped With Yet Another Emissions Suit, This Time From a Fish Distributor
Fish distributor Deutsche See is suing Volkswagen for misrepresenting a fleet of vehicles it leased as environmentally friendly, becoming the first major German customer to sue Europe's biggest ...
Former VW CEO Under Investigation by German Prosecutors
German prosecutors are investigating former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of fraud, looking into when he first knew that the carmaker was rigging diesel emissions tests. ...
Volkswagen Board Ready to OK $4.3B U.S. Diesel Penalty Payment
Volkswagen AG's supervisory board is set to sign off on a $4.3 billion settlement of U.S. criminal and civil penalties for rigging diesel-powered cars to cheat on emissions tests, the latest step in ...
FBI Alleges VW Execs Concealed Diesel Cheating
Volkswagen (VW) executives decided to cover up cheating of U.S. emissions tests when they were told about it almost two months before the matter became a public scandal in 2015, according to a court ...
VW Must Face U.S. Investor Lawsuit Over Diesel Emissions Cheating
Volkswagen AG must face claims it misled U.S. investors after installing so-called defeat devices in diesel vehicles used to cheat emissions tests. A San Francisco federal judge also rejected a ...
Volkswagen Faces Legal Test in Germany Over Emissions Scandal Compensation
German consumer rights champion myRight filed the first legal test case against Volkswagen in Germany on Tuesday, raising pressure on the carmaker to compensate customers in Europe over the emissions ...
VW Reaches $1B Agreement to Settle Emissions-Cheating Scandal Lawsuits
Volkswagen AG took an important step in digging out from its emissions-cheating scandal by reaching a $1 billion agreement to settle lawsuits over tainted 3.0-liter diesel engines. The preliminary ...