VW diesel emissions scandal News

VW Shareholder Porsche SE Targeted in U.S. Lawsuit Over Dieselgate Scandal

Porsche SE, Volkswagen’s largest shareholder, is facing a lawsuit in the United States over claims related to the carmaker’s diesel emissions scandal. The suit, filed with the Supreme Court of the state of New York in April, targets Porsche SE …

Volkswagen Wants U.S. Supreme Court to Nix Diesel Claims by Counties

Volkswagen AG and a German auto supplier on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that said two counties could seek financial penalties over excess diesel emissions that could total billions of dollars. The German automaker’s …

Judge Approves California-VW Diesel Scandal Settlement

Volkswagen AG’s agreement with California to resolve unfair competition claims tied to the company’s emissions-cheating scandal won final approval from the federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits in the U.S. California’s consent decree is part of VW’s more than $16.5 …

Volkswagen Owners Can Choose a Buyback or Repairs

The owners of nearly half a million polluting Volkswagens in the U.S. will have the option of selling them back to the company or getting them repaired at VW’s expense, under a deal announced Thursday by a federal judge. The …

VW Diesel Fix Deadline is April 21

A federal judge on Thursday gave Volkswagen AG and U.S. regulators until April 21 to agree on a fix for the nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles on U.S. roads caught up in VW’s massive emissions cheating scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles …

Feinberg Nominated as Settlement Master by VW Owners’ Lawyers

Consumer lawyers suing Volkswagen AG over economic losses tied to vehicles rigged to cheat emissions tests have nominated Kenneth Feinberg as a special settlement master. Feinberg handled General Motors Co.’ ignition switch fund, as well as compensation for victims of …