Volkswagen is in trouble again over its scandalous emissions-cheating ploy which was revealed in 2015. Now the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are suing VW and former CEO Martin Winterkorn. The SEC is accusing the carmaker of “violating the antifraud provisions” of the federal laws. A civil complaint was submitted […]
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Volkswagen to fire more staff following dieselgate scandal – report
Volkswagen is preparing to cull a number of high-level employees as it recovers from the dieselgate scandal, according to reports. German press Handelsblatt and Bild am Sonntag are reporting the Volkswagen Group is planning on firing a handful of engineers and managers that have been implicated in the costly dieselgate […]
Audi boss Rupert Stadler arrested in Germany; dieselgate
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has been arrested by the Munich prosecutor’s office in Germany, to prevent a potential suppressing of evidence relating to the massive Volkswagen Group dieselgate scandal. Professor Stadler was arrested at his home in Ingolstadt early this morning, Munich prosectors said, following a search of his apartment […]
Former Volkswagen chief engineer arrested for dieselgate – report
The former head engineer at Volkswagen Group, Wolfgang Hatz, has reportedly been arrested by German authorities for his role in the massive dieselgate scandal that saw millions of vehicles roll out from VW Group brands with illegal software. Hatz was employed by Volkswagen Group as an engine developer for Audi […]
Volkswagen dieselgate U.S. dealership case settled in US$1.2b deal
Volkswagen has had a settlement worth $1.21 billion officially approved by a judge in the U.S. The settlement in question is in relation to the 650 U.S. Volkswagen dealerships that filed for damages in the aftermath of the dieselgate scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer earlier this week gave the […]
Volkswagen Australia announces recall for 61,000 dieselgate cars
Volkswagen Australia has announced a voluntary recall of around 61,000 VW and Skoda models implicated in the emissions-cheating scandal. Volkswagen announced yesterday it had received approval from the Federal Government for the recall, which has been designed to address the software controlling the 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre TDI engines. Owner of […]
New Audi A3 & Q4 delayed due to dieselgate scandal – report
The launch of Audi’s new A3 and all-new Q4 models have reportedly been delayed by problems arising from the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal. German publication Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that engineers within Audi, a Volkswagen Group subsidiary, are struggling to keep up with the demand of fixing vehicles with […]
Volkswagen quits WRC following towering dieselgate costs
Despite showing excellent results in the WRC, Volkswagen Motorsport is officially withdrawing from the sport at the end of 2016 following the financial devastation left by the dieselgate scandal. Volkswagen is having to buy back around 500,000 vehicles involved in a US lawsuit settlement, costing the group around $10 billion. […]