Volkswagen reportedly on track to finalize diesel settlement
Volkswagen, federal regulators, and attorneys representing VW owners are reportedly making progress in finalizing a diesel settlement.
VW focuses on electric cars while still struggling with dieselgate
Struggling to fix the diesel engine emission problems, VW has announced a goal of 20 new electric cars by 2020 in its VW, Audi, and Porsche brands.
Feds inquire about Mitsubishi fuel economy after cheating comes to light
Mitsubishi must provide fuel economy information to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after admitting it cheated on tests in Japan.
Volkswagen will buy back some diesel cars, modify others
Volkswagen has reached a preliminary settlement with the U.S. government on how it will deal with diesel cars equipped with emissions-cheating software.
Volkswagen may try to clean up ‘dieselgate’ mess with buy-back plan
Volkswagen is in trouble after admitting to cheating on emissions tests for a huge number of cars, now they may offer to buy them all back.
To amend for Dieselgate, Volkswagen will buy back nearly 500,000 US vehicles
On April 21, Volkswagen went before a federal judge in San Francisco and agreed to buy back or repair 500,000 diesel vehicles in the U.S.
VW has a new US CEO, but still no plan for its offending diesels
Volkswagen named Hinrich Woebcken, its current North American brand boss, as its new U.S. CEO and replacement for Michael Horn.
VW’s next bit of diesel damage control may be to cut executive bonuses
Volkswagen may cut executive bonuses as pressure from the ongoing diesel scandal continues, a new report says.
Dieselgate’s latest drama: claims of increased fuel consumption after emissions ‘fix’
Volkswagen is reportedly being investigated by German authorities after claims that its emissions "fix" leads to increased fuel consumption.
Volkswagen may miss latest diesel deadline
Volkswagen may miss an April 21 deadline to propose a fix for its delinquent diesel cars, according to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
The FTC is suing Volkswagen for deceiving customers with its ‘Clean Diesel’ ads
The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against Volkswagen Group of America for deceiving customers with its “Clean Diesel” campaign.
After six months, Volkswagen still has no plan to fix its diesel cars
Volkswagen missed a March 24 deadline set by U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer to come up with a fix for its TDI diesel cars.
VW Group of America CEO Michael Horn steps down
Michael Horn is out as CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. He is the latest executive to step down in the wake of the ongoing diesel scandal.
VW may cut jobs in response to ‘Dieselgate’ fines
Volkswagen says it may cut jobs to deal with what it anticipates will be severe penalties related to its diesel-emissions cheating.
EPA may ask VW to build more electric cars
Volkswagen may be required to build more electric cars under an EPA mandate, according to a new report from a German newspaper.
VW attorney says owners will get ‘generous’ compensation
Volkswagen will offer a "generous" compensation package to owners, the attorney in charge of the compensation fund says.
Volkswagen’s diesel cheating was an ‘open secret’ among engineers, report says
A Volkswagen internal investigation shows that many employees knew about the company's diesel cheating, says a newspaper that claims to have seen it.
Volkswagen names another new executive, but still no diesel fix in sight
Volkswagen named Hinrich J. Woebcken as new head of its North American region. VW Group U.S. CEO Michael Horn will keep his position.
Volkswagen could buy back 115,000 diesel cars, report says
Volkswagen could buy back 115,000 diesel cars in the U.S., according to a German newspaper report. Many people are already calling for buybacks.
Elon Musk and 44 other activists argue CA shouldn’t fine VW for cheating on emissions
In an open letter, the group argues Volkswagen should be forced to invest in the development of zero-emission cars.
Audi and VW join Porsche, stop sales of ‘cheating’ diesels
Audi and Volkswagen are reportedly following Porsche by stopping sales of diesel models recently called out by the EPA.
Volkswagen halts sales of European TDI models in the latest Dieselgate fallout
Volkswagen has issues a stop-sale on European TDI models as the affects of the automaker's "emissions cheating" software expand.
VW US chief: ‘Rogue’ German engineers responsible for deceitful emissions software
At a congressional hearing on Thursday, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Michael Horn apologized for the recent dieselgate scandal.
VW to postpone projects that aren’t ‘absolutely necessary,’ cancels 2016 diesels
In the wake of Dieselgate, VW Group’s new CEO, Matthias Müller, said his company will postpone or cancel all projects that aren’t absolutely necessary.
After VW, regulators demand more testing for Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon diesels
Diesel versions of the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon will have to undergo additional emissions testing in the wake of the Volkswagen scandal.
Volkswagen may recall all 11 million ‘cheater’ TDI cars
Volkswagen is about to issue a recall for all 11 million diesel cars implicated in the recent emissions cheating scandal, a new report says.
2.1M Audi models use software to cheat diesel emissions tests
Audi has been confirmed to use the same VW Group software to cheat emissions tests on 2.1 million of its vehicles.