Latest Volkswagen Headlines
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Spanish Court Orders VW to Pay $20M to Buyers in Diesel Cheating Case
Jan 26 2021 // A Spanish court has ordered German carmaker Volkswagen to pay 16.3 million euros ($19.8 million) in compensation to people in Spain who bought cars with emissions-cheating devices installed, consumer group OCU said on...
Volkswagen Talks Damages Claims Against Chip Suppliers Over Shortages
Jan 25 2021 // German car manufacturer Volkswagen is in talks with its main suppliers about possible claims for damages due to a shortage of semiconductors, a company spokesman said on Sunday. Automakers around the world are shutting...
Judge Agrees to Some VW Requests to Limit SEC Lawsuit Over Diesel Scandal
Aug 21 2020 // A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed portions of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing Volkswagen AG of defrauding American investors in connection with the automaker’s diesel emissions...
VW Asks Court to Reconsider ‘Staggering’ Damages for Counties Over Diesel Emissions
Aug 3 2020 // Volkswagen AG’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary on Thursday asked the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that said two counties could seek financial penalties over excess diesel emissions that...
U.S. Volkswagen Owners Cheated in Diesel Scam Receive $9.8 Billion in Settlements
Jul 28 2020 // U.S. buyers of polluting Volkswagen AG vehicles received more than $9.8 billion in settlements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday. Volkswagen agreed to offer to buy back or repair more than 550,000...
Federal Court Allows Counties’ Clean Air Claims Against VW for Diesel Scandal
Jun 2 2020 // A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Volkswagen AG cannot escape potential financial penalties from two counties in Florida and Utah that may amount to a “staggering” additional liability arising from the...
German Court Backs Damages Claims Against VW, Providing Clarity for 60,000 Cases
May 28 2020 // A German court has ruled that Volkswagen must buy back cars from owners of its diesel cars equipped with software that evaded emissions testing – but but consumers must accept the current value of the car based on the...
German Judge Casts Doubt on VW’s Defense in Landmark Diesel-Damages Case
May 5 2020 // A German federal court judge cast doubt on Volkswagen’s reasoning after the carmaker urged the court to dismiss a claim for damages brought by an owner of a diesel powered VW Sharan family van. Tuesday’s...
VW Launches Software It Hopes Will Make Car Accidents Obsolete by 2050
Mar 13 2020 // Volkswagen will launch a new software operating system this year that it hopes will make accidents involving its cars a thing of the past by 2050, the company said on Thursday. Next generation cars will be equipped with...
U.S. Jury Awards Four VW Diesel Owners $100K in Punitive Damages Over Cheating
Mar 11 2020 // A U.S. jury in California on Monday awarded the drivers of four Volkswagen AG vehicles a total of $100,000 as punitive damages for being sold diesel vehicles that emitted excess pollution, although the amount awarded was a...
How VW Emissions Scandal Hurt Other German Car Makers’ Reputations and Profits
Aug 7 2019 // The fallout from Volkswagen’s 2015 emissions scandal cost other German car makers billions of dollars in sales, according to new research from Notre Dame University. In 2015, Volkswagen was exposed for bypassing U.S....
VW’s Porsche Unit to Pay $599M to End German Probe into Rigged Diesel Engines
May 8 2019 // Volkswagen AG’s Porsche sportscar unit agreed to pay 535 million euros ($599 million) to end a probe into rigged diesel engines, bringing the total amount of fines in its home country to more than 2.3 billion...
SEC Sues VW, Ex-CEO over Diesel Emissions Scandal, Alleging Massive Investor Fraud
Mar 15 2019 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Volkswagen (VW) and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn over the German automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, alleging a “massive fraud”...
Development of Fully Autonomous Vehicles as Complex as Manned Mission to Mars: VW
Mar 11 2019 // Fully autonomous vehicles will take at least another five years to perfect, with the cost and complexity of rolling out the technology globally serving to undermine the business case, Volkswagen’s head of commercial...
VW Wins Diesel Emissions Case in Germany Brought by Customer Who Plans Appeal
Feb 19 2019 // A German court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Volkswagen in a case brought by a customer seeking compensation for having bought a diesel car affected by emissions cheating, but the plaintiff’s lawyer plans to appeal. A...
VW Investors’ $48M Diesel Settlement Receives Preliminary OK
Dec 3 2018 // A U.S. judge in California has granted preliminary approval to a $48 million settlement for investors who said Volkswagen AG made false and misleading statements over its excess diesel emissions. Lawyers for the investors,...
VW’s Audi Unit Slapped with $925M Fine in Germany over Emissions Scandal
Oct 17 2018 // Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit agreed to pay an 800 million-euro ($926 million) fine for its role in the diesel-cheating scandal that has disrupted the car industry for more than three years and landed Audi’s...
VW, Other Carmakers in Talks Over Autonomous Vehicle Standards
Sep 17 2018 // Germany’s Volkswagen is in talks with other carmakers to set common standards for self-driving vehicle technology, Automotive News reported on Friday. The Volkswagen Group is discussing the initiative with more than...
German Consumer Agency to Seek Damages Against Volkswagen Over Diesel Tests
Sep 12 2018 // Volkswagen will face another class action lawsuit over its rigging of diesel emissions tests, this time at home when Germany introduces a new law in November. State-financed consumer protection organization vzbv said on...
Volkswagen Investors Seek $10.6 Billion Over Diesel Scam
Sep 10 2018 // Volkswagen went on trial on Monday to face investors seeking 9.2 billion euros ($10.6 billion) in compensation, arguing the carmaker should have informed shareholders earlier about its diesel pollution...
