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Volkswagen gets preliminary approval for US diesel settlement

A federal judge in California granted preliminary approval on Tuesday to a $14.7 billion settlement over Volkswagen`s emissions cheating scandal.

Jul 26, 2016, 23:09 PM IST

Volkswagen to offer buyback, payout to owners of polluting cars

Volkswagen reached an agreement Thursday with US regulators to offer US owners of some 480,000 illegally polluting diesel cars options of "substantial compensation" and to fix the cars, or to buy them back

Apr 21, 2016, 23:30 PM IST

Volkswagen may buy back some cars in emissions scandal: CEO Matthias Mueller

German automaker Volkswagen may end up buying back some cars affected by the emissions scandal, its chief executive told CNBC in an interview.

Jan 12, 2016, 00:44 AM IST

EPA says Volkswagen cheating software may be on more vehicles

The Environmental Protection Agency accused VW of putting the software on about 10,000 vehicles.

Nov 21, 2015, 04:17 AM IST

Volkswagen car sales in South Korea decline

The sales of the world's largest carmaker Volkswagen slipped in South Korea in September. Last month the reputation of the German automaker was dented on emission cheating scandal, data an industry data showed on Tuesday

Oct 06, 2015, 11:33 AM IST

Several Volkswagen engineers admit to installing cheat device: Report

Several engineers at scandal-hit German automaker Volkswagen have admitted to installing the device in the company's cars aimed at cheating pollution tests, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Oct 04, 2015, 16:22 PM IST

Italy launches investigation into Volkswagen scandal

The Italian antitrust authority has opened an investigation into Volkswagen (VW) for possibly misleading consumers who have bought diesel cars from the German automaker.

Oct 03, 2015, 12:43 PM IST

VW ignored warnings on 'illegal' cheat software: Reports

Volkswagen ignored warnings from staff and a supplier years ago that the emission test rigging software that sparked the company`s worst ever corporate scandal was illegal, news reports said Sunday.

Sep 27, 2015, 17:09 PM IST

India orders probe into Volkswagen cars

The government has ordered an investigation into Volkswagen AG cars after the German automaker said it had used software in its diesel models to circumvent emissions tests in the United States.

Sep 25, 2015, 15:21 PM IST

Audi reports best August sales

German automaker Audi AG sold 128,650 cars in August, a year-on-year increase of 2.7 percent, marking its best August sales figures ever.

Sep 11, 2015, 10:53 AM IST

Suzuki Motor says it will buy back VW stake as court settles feud

Japan`s Suzuki Motor Corp said on Sunday it would buy back the 19.9 percent stake it sold to Volkswagen AG after an international arbitration court ordered the German automaker to sell its holding.

Aug 31, 2015, 09:16 AM IST

Daimler stops work at its Brazil plants

The Brazilian unit of German automaker Daimler said it is suspending production at one of its four plants for two weeks as a result of a steep decline in sales.

Aug 08, 2015, 16:11 PM IST

Volkswagen chairman Piech resigns after dispute over CEO

Ferdinand Piech, chairman of the board of Volkswagen AG and a major figure in the German auto industry, has stepped down after clashing with other board members over his criticism of the company's CEO.

Apr 26, 2015, 08:52 AM IST

Volkswagen plans to make India low-cost export hub

"We are looking at making India a low-cost manufacturing hub catering to emerging and developed export markets. In 2014, we exported 65,000 cars which is 60 per cent of our production from the Chakan plant," Kodumudi said.

Apr 17, 2015, 10:43 AM IST

UAW, German labor forming chapter for Daimler plant

Mercedes-Benz opened the Tuscaloosa plant 20 years ago and the UAW has spent years trying to organize the plant without success. 

Oct 04, 2014, 10:17 AM IST

German auto firm Daimler confirms China investigation

The Mercedes-Benz office, in a western suburb of Shanghai, includes a dealership with a showroom and a service centre.

Aug 05, 2014, 13:02 PM IST

Mercedes-Benz reveals self-driven 'Future truck'

Mercedes-Benz has reportedly unveiled a demonstration video of an `auto-driven` truck named Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025, showing the vehicle driving on its own at high speeds on Germany`s autobahn.

Jul 07, 2014, 18:27 PM IST