Articles tagged by the tag "Dieselgate"
Former BMW executive named new Audi boss

By James Attwood calendar18 Nov 2019

Markus Duesmann appointed CEO of German firm, with Bram Schot out after less than two years.

Rupert Stadler's arrest was 'massive shock' for VW Group CEO

By Greg Kable, Autocar UK calendar03 Jul 2018

Brand chief executive is being held due to risk that he could withhold evidence. Group boss Herbert Diess said he was ...

Daimler to recall 774,000 Mercedes models due to emission 'defeat devices'

By Greg Kable, Autocar UK calendar12 Jun 2018

The recall is understood to include newest, Euro 6 diesel engines; number of UK cars affected is unknown.

Hamburg older diesel car ban begins 31 May

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar24 May 2018

Hamburg has begun putting up diesel ban signage after ruling from Germany's highest court declares that older, more po...

Volkswagen Group boss: We were a “slow, lumbering supertanker”

By Rachel Burgess, Autocar UK calendar03 May 2018

New boss Herbert Diess outlines his grand plan for the company.

New UK real-world diesel test starts today; could cut NOx emissions by 66%

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar01 Sep 2017

The 90-minute test will replace existing lab-based evaluations from today.

Volkswagen to pay $ 4.3 billion to USA for dieselgate

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar11 Jan 2017

The settlement with American authorities also pushes costs beyond the € 18.2 billion the company had set aside to cove...

Volkswagen’s Oliver Schmidt arrested by FBI in dieselgate case

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar11 Jan 2017

Schmidt is accused of conspiring to keep US regulators from finding VW’s cheat software back in 2014; more arrests are...

Porsche under investigation for emissions scandal

By Jimi Beckwith, Autocar UK calendar14 Dec 2016

Porsche is being investigated by German officials to determine its involvement in the ongoing emissions scandal.

VW emissions scandal: $14.7bn settlement approved as biggest in US history

By Jimi Beckwith and Doug Revolta, Autocar UK calendar26 Oct 2016

Volkswagen will buy back or fix 475,000 cars in the US, and all owners are set to get compensation of up to $10,000 (R...