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Former VW Boss Winterkorn Must Stand Trial in Diesel Scandal

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, emissions tests, Fraud, Germany, scandal

A German court has ruled former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn must stand trial on fraud charges in connection with the company’s diesel emission scandal in which it sold cars with software that let them cheat on emissions tests.

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Business Employment Law 

Diesel Emissions

June 18, 2020June 19, 2020 BRIEF
automotive, emissions tests, Fraud, retail

The Northern District of California dismissed a suit against Volkswagen brought by salespeople who claim they were “fooled” into taking and keeping their jobs by the company’s diesel emissions fraud and harmed by a drop in sales after that fraud was revealed. 

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Environment International Science 

Amazon, African Forests Turning From CO2 Sink to Source: Study

March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
carbon dioxide, emissions, emissions tests, forests, Greenhouse gas

The world’s tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide from greenhouse gas emissions, with the Amazon rainforest at risk of turning from carbon sink to source within 15 years, researchers warned Wednesday. 

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Environment Government Regional 

Smog Tests for Big Rigs and Diesel Trucks Coming to California

September 20, 2019 NICK CAHILL
California, emissions tests, pollution, trucks

California will become the first state to require smog testing on heavy-duty diesel trucks and tractor-trailers under legislation signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Environment Securities 

VW Investors

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 BRIEF
emissions tests, Settlement, Shareholder Class Action, Volkswagen

A federal judge gave final approval Friday to a $48 million deal Volkswagen will pay to U.S. investors over the emissions cheating scandal, and awarded $300,000 in attorney fees and costs.

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Business Criminal International 

Former Volkswagen CEO Charged With Fraud in Germany

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, emissions tests, Fraud, Germany, Volkswagen

German prosecutors have charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud and other offenses in connection with the company’s massive, multi-year effort to cheat on diesel emissions testing.

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Business Consumers Environment 

Fiat Chrysler Emissions

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 BRIEF
automotive, emissions tests, Settlement

A federal judge signed off Monday on a $300 million settlement between Fiat Chrysler and the owners of Ram 1500s and Jeep Grand Cherokees equipped with EcoDiesel engines and defeat devices designed to cheat emissions tests

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Business Criminal Government International 

Audi Fined $925 Million in Germany Over Diesel Emissions

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, emissions tests, Germany

German law enforcement authorities added another chapter to Volkswagen’s diesel scandal Tuesday by fining the company’s luxury division Audi 800 million euros ($925 million) for selling cars rigged to cheat on emissions tests.

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Business Consumers Law 

Volkswagen Settles US Investor Suit for $48 Million

August 28, 2018August 29, 2018 NICHOLAS IOVINO
automotive, emissions tests, pollution, Settlement, Volkswagen

Volkswagen will pay $48 million to settle one of two lawsuits claiming it misled American investors about its emissions cheating scandal and compliance with U.S. environmental laws.

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Business Consumers Law Technology 

Volkswagen on the Hook Again for Emissions Cheating Scandal

August 24, 2018August 27, 2018 HELEN CHRISTOPHI
automotive, Class Action, emissions, emissions tests, Volkswagen

Volkswagen must face yet another class action over equipping VW and Audi clean-diesel vehicles with software designed to disguise their high emissions, this time brought by people who owned or leased the vehicles but sold them before the scheme became public.

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Business International Law 

VW Board Eyes Damage Claims Against Former CEO Winterkorn

May 7, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, emissions tests, Germany

Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn may never see the inside of a courtroom in the United States in connection with the company’s diesel emissions scandal. But his legal troubles are far from over.

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Environment Government 

Lawnmower Maker Husqvarna Settles Charge on Emissions

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 BARBARA LEONARD
emissions tests, EPA, pollution, Settlement

Just as interested in lawnmower engines as they are in Volkswagen diesels, federal regulators reached a $2.85 million settlement Tuesday under the Clean Air Act with Swedish company Husqvarna AB and its U.S. affiliate.

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Business Courts Environment 

VW Dealers

October 30, 2017October 31, 2017 BRIEF
automotive, Class Action, emissions tests, racketeering, Volkswagen

A federal judge on Monday refused to let Germany-based Bosch out of Volkswagen dealers’ class action relating to the emissions-cheating scandal, finding the dealers made enough of a showing on their racketeering claims to let the case advance.

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Business Courts Environment 

Regulators Approve Fix for 38,000 Emissions-Cheating VWs

October 23, 2017October 24, 2017 NICHOLAS IOVINO
automotive, emissions tests, Volkswagen

U.S. and California regulators have approved a fix for 38,000 emissions-cheating Volkswagen vehicles that will save the German automaker more than $1 billion in potential fines under a settlement approved last May. 

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Business Environment International Securities 

French Carmaker PSA Sees Shares Drop on Diesel Fraud Report

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, emissions tests, France, investors

Shares in French carmaker PSA Group fell sharply Friday after a report said as many as 1.9 million Peugeot and Citroen cars may have engines designed to trick diesel emissions tests.

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Courts Securities 

VW Can’t Dodge 2nd Securities Action Over Emissions Scandal

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 NICHOLAS IOVINO
emissions tests, Shareholder Class Action, Volkswagen

A federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a second shareholder class action against Volkswagen, finding its failure to warn investors about its use of emissions-cheating software in 11 million vehicles was “misleading.” 

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Business Environment Law Securities Technology 

Volkswagen Seeks to Dodge Liability for Withholding Info from Investors

July 7, 2017July 11, 2017 NICHOLAS IOVINO
emissions, emissions tests, Shareholder Class Action, Volkswagen

A federal judge on Friday appeared unwilling to let Volkswagen off the hook for failing to warn investors that it was skirting environmental laws, even as it touted its commitment to developing emissions-reducing technology.

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Business Environment Government International Technology 

VW Independent Monitor: Company is Trying to Change

June 6, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
emissions tests, Inter5, Volkswagen

The independent monitor overseeing Volkswagen’s efforts to prevent a repeat of its diesel emissions scandal said Tuesday that his “initial impression” is that the company is making a serious effort to change its ways.

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Business Government International National 

US Says Fiat Chrysler Used Software to Beat Emissions Tests 

May 23, 2017January 3, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, emissions tests, pollution

The U.S. government is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging that some diesel pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs cheat on emissions tests.

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Business Government International 

VW Chairman Defends Decision Not to Publish Probe Results

May 10, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
emissions tests, Volkswagen

Volkswagen’s board chairman has defended the decision not to publish results of the investigation it commissioned into its scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests, saying it could expose the company to legal risks.

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