
SYDNEY, Oct 1 (Reuters) – German automaker Volkswagen faces millions of dollars in fines in Australia if it is found to have misled local consumers on emissions claims, Australia’s competition regulator said on Thursday. Volkswagen is grappling with the biggest business
by Reuters1 Oct 2015, 6:59 AM PST0

BERLIN, Germany – Volkswagen’s own staff and one of its suppliers warned years ago about software designed to thwart emissions tests, two German newspapers reported on Sunday, as the automaker tries to uncover how long its executives knew about the
by Reuters27 Sep 2015, 6:56 AM PST0

CEO Martin Winterkorn just stepped down as CEO of VW Group after the company admitted that for the last 6 years they had installed sensor “defeat device” software to reduce emissions readings by up to 98 percent in 500,000 diesel-powered cars sold in the United States.
by Chriss W. Street23 Sep 2015, 3:50 PM PST0

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the German carmaker’s rigging of U.S. emissions tests in the biggest scandal in its 78-year history. “Volkswagen needs a fresh start – also in terms of personnel. I am clearing
by Reuters23 Sep 2015, 8:36 AM PST0

Who’d want to buy a VW right now? Me, for one. The VW I currently drive is, by some margin, the most exciting car I’ve ever owned. It’s a Golf Four-Motion which I picked up for a song on Ebay.
by James Delingpole23 Sep 2015, 7:17 AM PST0