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Since Volkswagen Admitted Liability, Diesel Emissions Fraud Suits Will Likely Settle Early

Since the day it came out that Volkswagen AG cheated diesel-emissions tests, U.S. consumers have been suing and lawyers have been wrangling over where the cases will be heard. But for the cars’ owners and Volkswagen, that fight – the …

VW to Offer Employees Amnesty for Emissions Cheating Information

Volkswagen is telling employees that they can come forward with information about how the company cheated on U.S. emissions tests – and won’t be fired. In a move to get to the bottom of the scandal more quickly, Volkswagen brand …

VW Giving $1,000 to Car Owners in Emissions Cheating Scandal

Volkswagen AG, reeling from an expanding scandal involving diesel cars it has admitted it rigged to pass U.S. pollution tests, announced Monday that owners of the vehicles will receive $1,000 in what the company calls a “goodwill” gesture. VW is …

NHTSA Finds Unreported Volkswagen Deaths, Injuries

Volkswagen AG failed to report at least one death and three injuries involving its vehicles to a U.S. regulator’s database designed to save lives by spotting possible defects. Lawsuits concerning the accidents, filed over the last eight years, weren’t found …

Lawsuits May Force VW to Buy Back Rigged Diesel Cars

Volkswagen almost inevitably will have to compensate owners of diesel cars equipped with emissions-rigging software. Some legal experts say the automaker could be forced to buy back the cars altogether. Many of the more than 200 lawsuits filed in the …

Emission Scandal Leads to VW Recall of 8.5M Diesel Vehicles

Volkswagen AG will embark on one of the biggest recalls in European automotive history, affecting 8.5 million diesel vehicles, after German authorities threw out the carmaker’s proposal for voluntary repairs. The Federal Motor Transport Authority, or KBA, demanded a recall …

VW’s California Pollution Test Site Under Scrutiny Amid Emissions Scandal

When Volkswagen opened its gleaming pollution testing center near the California coast, a top executive from the German automaker helped snip the blue ribbon and joined a tour of a lab so advanced that VW would brag the air inside …

Volkswagen to Recall Cars Connected to Emissions Scandal

Volkswagen announced plans on Tuesday to refit up to 11 million vehicles and overhaul its namesake brand to try to move on from the scandal over its cheating on diesel emissions tests. New Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said the German …

More Apologies From VW CEO as Emissions Scandal Escalates

The crisis enveloping Volkswagen AG, the world’s top-selling carmaker, escalated Tuesday as the company issued a profit warning following a stunning admission that some 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with software at the center of a …