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Volkswagen exposes plan to re-sell cars involved in diesel scandal

Volkswagen is rolling out its plan for re-selling most of the cars involved in the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scandal.

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VW engineer gets prison, $200,000 fine in diesel scandal

Researchers find computer code that Volkswagen used to cheat emissions tests

“We were able to find the smoking gun,” Levchenko said. “We found the system and how it was used.”

German prosecutors investigating VW’s Mueller over scandal

German prosecutors are investigating whether VW executives delayed releasing information about manipulation of software to cheat on emissions tests.

UPDATE: Volkswagen to pay largest fine is U.S. history in diesel emission scandal

Seven employees have also been charged with crimes in the U.S., but five are in Germany and are unlikely to be extradited.

VW to pay over $157m to lodge emissions claims by ten states

Volkswagen has admitted to programming its diesel engines to activate pollution controls during government treadmill tests and turning them off for roadway driving.

Volkswagen exec stays in jail in US emissions cheating case; denied bail

Schmidt will remain locked up while his criminal case moves through court.

Police raid Audi’s Germany offices, ratcheting up Volkswagen diesel investigation

Volkswagen and Audi brand vehicles with diesel engines make up the bulk of the vehicles caught up in Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal.

Volkswagen CEO: US remains ‘core market’ for company

The CEO of German automaker Volkswagen says the United States remains a “core market” for the company despite its diesel emissions scandal and has underlined that it hopes to expand there.

VW exec arrested in U.S. emissions scandal shows up in court

A not-guilty prayer was entered Thursday on Oliver Schmidt’s behalf.

Judge gives OK to deal for smaller set of cheating VWs

Owners of 20,000 3-liter models dating back to 2009-2012 that cannot be stationary to meet pollution standards will be suggested buybacks or trade-ins.

Owners of 20,000 3-liter models dating back to 2009-2012 that cannot be immovable to meet pollution standards will be suggested buybacks or trade-ins.

Vehicles involved in Volkswagen emission-fixing scandal being stored in Chattanooga

Chattanooga is one of several sites across the country, including the parking lot of the old Pontiac Silverdome outside Detroit, where the company is temporarily parking the vehicles until they can be motionless or recycled.

German prosecutors: Ex-VW chief facing fresh questions

Prosecutors in Germany say they have sufficient evidence to indicate that former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn may have known of his company’s emissions cheating software earlier than he claims.

VW admits emissions cheating and cover-up, will pay US $Four.3B

Volkswagen is pleading guilty to three criminal charges and will pay $Four.Three billion to the U.S. government for cheating on emissions tests and demolishing evidence in an elaborate cover-up.

Volkswagen working deal in scandal, $Four.3B in fines

The draft settlement would require the company to strengthen compliance efforts, including the appointment of an independent monitor.

AP source: 2nd VW employee arrested over emissions scheme

Volkswagen has admitted that it programmed diesel vehicles to turn on during tests and off while on roads.

Crimson Bank PD getting rid of VW Passat’s as patrol cars

The Crimson Bank Police Department will get rid of its VW Passat patrol cars and purchase American-made SUV’s instead.

Diesel scandal can’t keep Volkswagen sales down

The German automaker sold 7.9 percent more cars in November compared to a year ago.

Fresh VW rock hard to concentrate on mobility services like rail sharing

Fresh VW rock-hard to concentrate on mobility services like rail sharing

Volkswagen is launching a fresh company dedicated to car sharing and other “mobility services” in which people may need a rail but don’t necessarily want to own the car.

Spokesman: VW cuts will have ‘no effect’ in Chattanooga

A plant spokesman says Volkswagen’s plan to cut 30,000 jobs will have “no effect” on the company’s Chattanooga facility.

Volkswagen to shed 30,000 jobs, cutting costs after scandal

The German company said the job cuts are part of a long-term plan to improve profitability and shift resources and investment to electric-powered vehicles and digital services.

‘Played the loser’: Several car owners ram VW emissions deal

‘Played the idiot’: Several car owners catapult VW emissions deal

Several angry Volkswagen owners told a federal judge on Tuesday that a $Ten billion settlement does not adequately compensate them for the automaker’s emissions cheating scandal.

UPDATE: Volkswagen executive pleads guilty to disturbance of clean air act, fraud

A Volkswagen executive has been named in a criminal investigation in Detroit federal court.

Over 40% of VW owners seek emissions cheating settlement

Terms call for the German carmaker to spend up to $Ten billion buying back or repairing Volkswagen and Audi 2-liter vehicles and paying owners another $Five,100 to $Ten,000 each.

How to get ready for your VW payout

Loyal owners of Volkswagen diesel cars understandably felt betrayed when they learned the German automaker had rigged the testing process to bypass U.S. emissions standards. But many are having a switch of heart after learning how much VW will pay them to turn in their cars.

Judge set to determine on $15B Volkswagen settlement

Preliminary approval would permit attorneys to notify vehicle owners of the terms, which include a buyback option.

Volkswagen promises dealers restitution within a month

The program affects almost 500,000 tainted diesel vehicles on the road and another 12,000 that dealers are incapable to sell, according to the report.

California rejects Volkswagen recall for 3-liter diesel cars

An EPA spokesperson said that “VW has not introduced an approvable proposed recall plan for the 3-liter diesel vehicles.”

Volkswagen Emissions Settlement: So when can I get my money?

The government announced a settlement with Volkswagen on Tuesday after the company rigged 475,000 diesel vehicles in the U.S. to cover up the fact that they didn’t meet emissions standards.

Volkswagen bets big on electrified cars after diesel scandal

Volkswagen bets big on electrical cars after diesel scandal

CEO Matthias Mueller said Thursday the company plans to introduce more than thirty electric-powered vehicles by 2025.

National Labor Relations Board declines VW’s union challenge

The National Labor Relations Board has declined to take up Volkswagen’s challenge of a union vote at its lone U.S. assembly plant in Tennessee.

VW sued by big investors, including CalPERS pension fund

Institutional investors are suing automaker Volkswagen in a German court, seeking Three.25 billion euros ($Trio.57 billion) in damages over the company’s diesel emissions scandal.

VW whistleblower sues automaker after being fired for data deletion disagreement

A Volkswagen whistleblower is now suing the German automaker, alleging he was fired after attempting to stop the company from deleting evidence.

UPDATE: Volkswagen’s top US executive out amid emissions scandal

Volkswagen’s top U.S. executive is stepping down amid the company’s ongoing emissions cheating scandal. Volkswagen Group of America announced Wednesday that president and CEO Michael Horn is leaving “to pursue other opportunities effective instantaneously.”

VW recalls 680,000 vehicles with suspect air bag inflators

Automaker Volkswagen says it is recalling 680,000 vehicles with suspect air bag inflators in the United States. Volkswagen says it has notified the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the upcoming act involving VW vehicles from model years two thousand six to 2014.

California regulators reject Volkswagen recall plan

The rejection only applied to Two.0-liter diesel engines registered in California – 75,688 vehicles from model years two thousand nine to 2015, according to state officials.

US sues VW over emissions-cheating software in diesel cars

Federal authorities are suing Volkswagen over emissions-cheating software found in almost 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States.

VW is latest to enlist Ken Feinberg, the go-to man for crisis settlements

VW is latest to enlist Ken Feinberg, the go-to fellow for crisis settlements

Feinberg’s expertise providing away money is almost unparalleled, much of it under tragic circumstances.

VW hires Kenneth Feinberg to treat emission-cheating claims

The German automaker says Feinberg will develop an independent, fair and quick process for resolving the claims.

VW staff began working on cheat in two thousand five to crack US market

VW Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch said engineers in two thousand five were incapable to find a technical solution to U.S. nitrogen oxide emissions within their “timeframe and budget” and came up with the software that manipulated results.

VW: emerges only petite number of staff behind scandal

Hans Dieter Poetsch said “our emissions testing will in future be verified by internal and outward third parties and we are also introducing universal real life tests in on-road driving.”

Volkswagen says CO2 emissions problem far smaller than suspected

Volkswagen, which was already reeling from the fallout of cheating on U.S. emissions tests for nitrogen oxide in diesel vehicles, said in early November that an internal investigation had exposed “unexplained inconsistencies” in the carbon dioxide emissions from up to 800,000 vehicles.

VW employees vote YES to UAW representation

Skilled trade workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga voted YES to representation by United Auto Workers.

Volkswagen attorney wants four hundred sixty lawsuits against VW consolidated

At the hearing, lawyers made their pitches for bringing the cases to California, Tennessee, Louisiana, Florida, Massachusetts, Arizona, Fresh York and Fresh Jersey, among other places.

VW sales down almost twenty five percent; Chattanooga-made Passat down sixty percent

Sales of the Chattanooga-made VW Passat were down sixty percent from a year ago. Its sales fell as the company’s freshly redesigned two thousand sixteen Passat entered showrooms earlier this month.

VW has only a few costly options to fix polluting diesels

It can install a thicker harass system to trap harmful nitrogen oxide, or it can retrofit a chemical treatment process that cuts pollution.