Volkswagen faced its first mass lawsuit in the English courts on Monday over the “dieselgate” emissions scandal, with around 90,000 drivers demanding compensation from the German auto giant.
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A case pitting hundreds of thousands of owners of manipulated diesel cars demanding compensation opened against German car behemoth Volkswagen Monday, four years after the country’s largest post-war industrial scandal erupted.
Read moreGerman prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged Volkswagen’s current chief executive and chairman as well as its former CEO with market manipulation in connection with the diesel emissions scandal that erupted in 2015.
Read moreVolkswagen asked a federal judge Friday to approve a $96.5 million settlement to resolve claims its diesel vehicles emitted more emissions and had lower fuel economy than advertised.
Read moreA federal judge refused to grant Volkswagen partial judgment or to strike class-action claims that its publicly announced “Pact for the Future” discriminates against older employees.
Read moreOf the workers eligible to vote, 1,609 cast secret paper ballots that asked whether or not they wanted the United Auto Workers to represent them, according to a statement by VW. The results came down to a difference of 57 votes: 776 Volkswagen employees approved of the union but 833 did not.
Read moreFrom today through Friday, the 1,700 hourly workers who build Volkswagen Atlas SUVs at Chattanooga’s auto plant will vote on whether to unionize — a move opposed by the state’s Republican governor.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreGerman 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.
Read moreU.S. regulators charged Volkswagen and former CEO Martin Winterkorn with defrauding investors during its massive diesel emissions scandal.
Read moreU.S. District Judge Charles Breyer approved a $48 million settlement Wednesday for investors in American Depository Receipts, who claim that Volkswagen made false and misleading statements about its financial condition and regulatory compliance in the emissions cheating scandal.
Read moreGerman automaker Volkswagen says it will invest $50 billion to develop autonomous and electric cars and expand the appeal of battery-powered vehicles by selling its upcoming I.D. compact for about what a diesel-powered Golf costs.
Read moreTrial proceedings have begun against Volkswagen on behalf of investors alleging the company did not give them timely notice of its scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests.
Read moreIn the latest chapter of ongoing fallout over Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal, a federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss a class action accusing the German automaker of deceiving institutional investors.
Read moreVolkswagen 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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