German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze has told Reuters that they don’t believe that a software change would improve on the recent emergence of the dieselgate scandal plaguing the Volkswagen…
Volkswagen tested diesel fumes on monkeys
Almost 4 years ago, 10 monkeys sat in an airtight container in a research lab in Albuquerque breathing in diesel fumes being pumped in by a Volkswagen Beetle. The monkeys were kept entertained by cart…
Porsche Rolls out Software Updates for Diesel Models
The effects of Volkswagen’s dieselgate issue has been huge. It threw into light the question of whether diesel vehicles are really tested properly and have the right emission numbers. In recent …
Mercedes to stop selling diesel versions in the US
Diesel cars have gotten a very bad light, especially in the US when the whole Volkswagen Dieselgate issue erupted. So much so that Mercedes told in an interview with the Detroit Bureau that they are s…
Emissions: Has ‘Dieselgate’ hit BMW as well?
In a strange turn of events, it appears that the ‘Dieselgate‘ fracas that plagued VW may have just turned toward fellow German automaker BMW… In a report submitted by the DUH, or Ger…
VW Executive pleads guilty in the US
As the Volkswagen diesel gate scandal continues in the US at the courts, VW Executive who looks after compliance, Oliver Schmidt, has pleaded guilty at a Federal Court in Detroit. He pleaded guilty to…
Fiat Chrysler sued by the US Government
The US Justice Department has filed a civil suit against the Fiat Chrysler automotive group on the grounds that the group had used software to cheat the regulators in their vehicles emissions check. T…
Audi’s Plants searched by German Prosecutors
Last Updated: 9.57am 17-Mar On Wednesday, German prosecutors searched Audi’s two biggest plants as well as other sites which are in connection to its parent company, Volkswagen, diesel-gate issu…
VW Settles Its 3.0L Dieselgate Scandal in the U.S.
Volkswagen announced that they have reached an agreement with the United States authorities to resolve their civil claims regarding approximately 83,000 affected 3.0L TDI V6 diesel engine vehicles in …
VW Receives Green Light For Fixing Another 2.3 Million Dieselgate Cars
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved Volkswagen’s technical solution for an additional 2.3 million polluting cars powered by the EA 189 1.6-litre TDI engines, out…
European Owners Demand Similar Compensation VW offers to the U.S.A.
Last month, Volkswagen announced that they will pay up to RM60 billion to settle claims stemming from its dieselgate scandal in the U.S., that affects 499,000 2.0L TDL vehicles produced for sale in th…
Volkswagen Agrees to Pay RM60 billion to Settle the Dieselgate Scandal in the USA!
Volkswagen has agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion (est RM60 billion!) to settle claims stemming from its dieselgate scandal, in what would be one of the most expensive settlement for Vol…
Volkswagen Sued For Deceiving Consumers With Its “Clean Diesel” Marketing Campaign
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has charged Volkswagen America of deceiving consumers with the advertising campaign it used to promote its supposedly “clean diesel” VWs and Audis, which …
VW to sell Bentley, Lamborghini Or Ducati To Fund Dieselgate Loans
Previously, we reported that Europe’s largest automaker, VW will take a 20 billion euro bridging loan with banks to help shoulder the costs of its emissions scandal.…
VW getting 20 billion euro bridge loan to pay for dieselgate
VW will take a 20 billion Euro bridging loan with banks to help shoulder the costs of its emissions scandal.…
VW to recall 323,700 diesel cars in India over emission scandal
The VW dieselgate saga continues as the company is set to recall more than 300,000 vehicles across India as a government-ordered probe into its diesel models showed emissions exceeding permissible lim…
Dieselgate: Volkswagen to reduce costs by offering lesser model variants
In the wake of the Dieselgate scandal, VW Group is currently trying to cope with its budget cuts in order to pay for the misconduct.…
Volkswagen’s diesel fix is a software update and a tiny part, only for Europe
Volkswagen has presented a fix for its polluting diesel engines, which involves a software update on the 2.0-litre TDI while the 1.6-litre TDI requires both a software update and a hardware change. …
Volkswagen announces EA 189 dieselgate fix in Europe
Volkswagen has finally announced the long-awaited repair for its Dieselgate scandal in Europe. Presented to Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority, the fix applies to EA 189 four-cylinder T…
Diesel scandal could involve Renault!
Renault could be the next car manufacturer to be entangled in the diesel emissions scandal, which already had Volkswagen potentially coughing up billions of Euros in fines and repairs. …