Volkswagen UK says to fix nearly 1.2 mn vehicles
The British arm of Volkswagen Wednesday said it would recall and repair almost 1.2 million vehicles affected by the emissions cheating scandal.
Sep 30, 2015, 19:28 PM IST
Volkswagen draws up refit plan for cars in pollution scam
The German government has given VW until October 7 to explain how it will resolve the scandal, which has rocked the industry and wiped USD 33 billion, or 38 per cent, off VW's market value in 10 days.
Sep 29, 2015, 22:49 PM IST
Volkswagen-owned 700,000 Seat vehicles fitted with emissions-cheating software
Seat, the Spanish carmaker owned by the Volkswagen group, fitted 700,000 of its cars with pollution cheating software to dupe emissions tests, a company spokesman said Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2015, 17:43 PM IST
Volkswagen admits 1.8 mn commercial vehicles involved in pollution scam
Volkswagen said Tuesday that 1.8 million of its commercial vehicles worldwide are fitted with the sophisticated software enabling them to cheat emission tests, as the auto giant`s new chief warned the group was facing the "severest test in its history."
Sep 29, 2015, 17:21 PM IST
Volkswagen scandal: Skoda, Audi admit emission faults
Volkswagen scam deepens as the sister companies Skoda and Audi admits that there are faults within their cars as well.
Sep 29, 2015, 13:25 PM IST
Audi says 2.1 mn cars worldwide fitted with emission-cheating software
Volkswagen`s top-of-the-range automaker Audi said Monday that 2.1 million of its diesel cars worldwide are fitted with the sophisticated software enabling them to cheat emission tests.
Sep 28, 2015, 16:21 PM IST
No indication Volkswagen scandal will affect Wolfsburg: Klaus Allofs
Wolfsburg official Klaus Allofs says the Bundesliga club has seen no indication their finances could suffer, even though main sponsors Volkswagen face receiving huge fines from the pollution test cheating scandal.
Sep 27, 2015, 20:24 PM IST
Scandal-hit Volkswagen names Porsche boss new CEO
Embattled German carmaker Volkswagen Friday named Matthias Mueller, head of its luxury sports car brand Porsche, as its new chief executive, tasked with steering it out of the wreckage of its pollution test rigging scandal.
Sep 25, 2015, 23:11 PM IST
Probe into Volkswagen emission standards in India
If proved of any wrongdoing in India, the world's largest car-maker may have to face criminal proceedings, fine and recall of vehicles, a top official said today.
Sep 25, 2015, 21:39 PM IST
Porsche chief Matthias Mueller to take charge at next Volkswagen CEO: Report
The head of German luxury sports car maker Porsche, Matthias Mueller, has been picked to succeed Martin Winterkorn as the chief executive of scandal-battered auto giant Volkswagen, the business daily Handelsblatt reported on Thursday.
Sep 24, 2015, 21:05 PM IST
Volkwagen`s new CEO: List of possible candidates
German auto giant Volkswagen hopes to find a new chief executive later this week after Martin Winterkorn resigned in the wake of the massive pollution cheating scandal.
Sep 24, 2015, 20:42 PM IST
Govt to plug regulatory gaps to avert Volkswagen-like mess
The government Thursday said it will plug regulatory loopholes, if any, in order to prevent manipulation of data on pollution control by automobile manufacturers in India in the wake of the Volkswagen scandal in the US.
Sep 24, 2015, 19:17 PM IST
Volkswagen's ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn may get 60 mn euros in payouts
Martin Winterkorn may have resigned from the chief executive job at Volkswagen in ignominious circumstances as a pollution cheating storm engulfs the company, but he can still hope to get 60 million euros in payout, according to company regulations.
Sep 24, 2015, 19:11 PM IST
BMW denies manipulating or rigging diesel emission tests
German top-of-the-range carmaker BMW on Thursday denied suggestions in a newspaper report that it might have cheated in pollution tests on its diesel cars, as rival group VW has admitted to doing.
Sep 24, 2015, 19:03 PM IST
Volkswagen seeks new CEO as pollution scandal spreads
Auto giant Volkswagen searched Thursday for a new chief to steer it out of a global pollution cheating storm, as suspicions over diesel car emissions spread for the first time to fellow German manufacturer BMW.
Sep 24, 2015, 17:01 PM IST
Volkswagen to start firings over emissions scandal
Volkswagen will start firing people responsible for rigging U.S. emissions tests and shake up management on Friday, two sources familiar with the plans said, as the German carmaker tries to get to grips with the biggest scandal in its 78-year history.
Sep 24, 2015, 16:26 PM IST
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigns over biggest scandal in 78-year history
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.
Sep 23, 2015, 21:56 PM IST
Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn faces grilling by board over diesel scandal
Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn faces a reckoning with his board on Wednesday, summoned to explain the falsification of U.S. emissions tests in the biggest scandal in the 78-year history of the world`s largest carmaker.
Sep 23, 2015, 18:39 PM IST
Volkswagen says 11 million cars hit by scandal, probes multiply
Volkswagen AG said a scandal over falsified US vehicle emission tests could affect 11 million of its cars worldwide as investigations of its diesel models multiplied, heaping fresh pressure on CEO Martin Winterkorn.
Sep 23, 2015, 09:42 AM IST
Volkswagen scandal: CEO Martin Winterkorn offers `deepest apologies`
Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn on Tuesday offered his "deepest apologies" for the pollution-cheating scandal engulfing the auto giant and threatening to tarnish Germany`s industrial reputation.
Sep 22, 2015, 23:13 PM IST
