VW Scandal a “Black Eye” for US Diesel Market
For a growing number of Americans, diesels seemed to offer a sporty, efficient -- and clean -- alternative to hybrids, sales up nearly tenfold in a decade. But the VW cheating scandal should have an...
View ArticleVW Promises for Fix Diesel Emissions Problem “As Soon As Possible”
Facing the worst crisis in its history, Volkswagen is vowing to find a fix for its diesel emissions problem “as soon as possible." The maker launched a new consumer site to address the crisis - but, as...
View ArticleAlready Dethroned as CEO, VW’s Winterkorn Now Faces Prosecutors
Barely a week after resigning as VW CEO, Martin Winterkorn is under investigation by German prosecutors in the diesel emissions cheating scandal. And he and other VW execs face legal challenges...
View ArticleVW to Retrofit Suspect Diesel Cars to Meet Emission Standards
VW plans to announce details "in the next few days" of a retrofit for its small diesel engine in the wake of a scandal involving cheating on emissions tests. But the question is whether the fix will...
View ArticleVW Fix for Diesel Cheat May Take Longer to Reach U.S.
VW's promise to reveal a fix for its dirty diesels this week has a caveat. As TheDetroitBureau.com has learned, the German maker hopes to reveal plans to retrofit models sold in most parts of the world...
View ArticleVW Americas Chief Dodges Bullet
In a top-down management shake-up that began with the ouster of its CEO, embattled German automaker Volkswagen AG's Michael Horn dodged the axe that claimed many others. Get the details from...
View ArticleVW’s Reputation Takes Big Hit from Scandal, Finances Likely to Follow
Volkswagen’s once strongly positive image among American consumers has collapsed in the wake of diesel emissions scandal. The automaker is already making cuts as sales look likely to slide. But, as...
View ArticleVW Diesel Emissions Cheating Scandal Heading to Congress
The VW cheating scandal is headed for Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, the EPA, which missed an opportunity to catch VW years earlier, is just getting ready to announce a formal recall. The latest on the...
View ArticleVW Planning to Cut US Diesel Line-Up
VW will cut the number of diesel models it offers in the U.S. in the wake of its emissions scandal. Meanwhile, a senior official has advised a Congressional committee it will be challenging pulling...
View ArticleJust Following Orders? Who Was Really Responsible for VW’s Emissions Cheating?
A "couple software engineers" pulled off VW's diesel emissions cheating scandal, the maker's US CEO told Congress. But lawmakers were clearly skeptical, suggesting a "massive cover-up." How high up...
View ArticleVolkswagen Drops $1.83 Bil into the Red for Q3
Only starting to feel the financial pain from its diesel emissions scandal, Volkswagen AG reported a $1.83 billion third-quarter loss on Wednesday. Separately, a top VW exec apologized for the scandal...
View ArticleCourts Move to Consolidate, Speed Up VW Lawsuits
A retired US bankruptcy judge has been assigned to consolidate the more than 300 lawsuits filed against VW in the diesel emissions cheating scandal, and to help usher in a settlement. The latest from...
View ArticleVW, Audi Officials Apologize, Try to Look Beyond Diesel Scandal at LA Show
Apologies at the LA Auto Show; gift cards in the mail; and VW officials quietly meet with the EPA to find a fix for rigged diesels. The latest on the Volkswagen scandal from TheDetroitBureau.com.
View ArticleVolkswagen Reverses Course, Acknowledges Additional Cheating
After initially denying charges leveled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Volkswagen told regulators today that the company did, indeed, also cheat on emissions tests involving a second...
View ArticleVW Boss Says He’s Focused on Fix, Not Cost, of Diesel Scandal
A day after the company was sued by the U.S. Justice Dept., VW brand boss Herbert Diess told a CES audience that fixing the diesel "issue" is "our most important task in 2016." The executive insisted...
View ArticleVW CEO Alerted, Failed to React to Diesel Crisis
Former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn was advised of the maker's diesel emissions cheating by May 2014, the company revealed, but failed to respond. A memo to shareholders also says VW grossly underestimated...
View ArticleVW Sweetens Deals to Move Leftover Diesels
While VW no longer plans to import diesels in the wake of its costly and embarrassing emissions scandal, the company has thousands of leftover models that it now has permission from the EPA to sell in...
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