VW's ability to cheat on emissions screening for seven years is putting pressure on U.S. regulators to change the assessments by adding more road tests to complement laboratory analysis.
Volkswagen Group says 1,946 diesel Tiguan crossovers imported and sold in China may have manipulated emissions systems. VW has admitted that about 11 million vehicles globally have
Volkswagen has indicated it would recall up to 11m vehicles following the revelations it had cheated US diesel emissions tests. According to a Reuters report, newly appointed chief executive Matthias Mueller said the German carmaker had drawn up a "comprehensive" refit plan to be submitted to regulators aimed at ensuring its diesel models complied with emissions standards.
GM has been told by the EPA and the California Air Resources Board that the new diesel-powered versions of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups will not be certified until they have been tested on the road as well as in the lab.
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Senior VW labor leaders are opposed to granting Martin Winterkorn severance pay after the former CEO stepped down following revelations that VW cheated in U.S. diesel emissions tests, sources told Bloomberg.
Bosch is remaining defiant in the current storm swirling around Volkswagen, insisting diesel technology is "indispensable" in achieving European emissions targets, but declines to discuss its business relationship with the German automaker..
South African regulators are investigating Volkswagen's local business to see if cars sold there also rigged carbon emissions data, an official has said. The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), which ensures vehicles comply with the necessary standards, including emissions, before being sold locally, said on its website all VW cars had met the requirements.
The expected decline of the popularity of diesel-fuelled vehicles in the European car market has been significantly accelerated in the light of the Volkswagen diesel emission fixing scandal according to research carried out by analysts at just-auto's QUBE research unit.
VW Group plans to recall up to 11 million vehicles equipped with manipulated software that was used to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests. The recall is likely to affect five million VW brand cars.
The EU aims to agree on an outline to reform the system for vehicle type approval by the end of the year. The new rules will streamline cooperation and information exchange among the 28 EU nations.
In the latest push to get people using car share schemes, BMW GB is running a week-long 25% discount promotion through Monday 5 October giving access to its DriveNow cars at reduced rates with unlimited mileage which even undercuts cab apps such as Uber.
In the latest push to get people using car share schemes, BMW GB is running a week-long half-price promotion through Monday 5 October giving access to its DriveNow cars at reduced rates with unlimited mileage which even undercuts cab apps such as Uber.
VW Group will strengthen the decision-making power of its core VW brand, CEO Matthias Mueller said. The brand "will in future be just as independent from the central corporation as Audi or Porsche," Mueller said.
Honda follows in the vein of its successful 'Hands' video from two years ago by emphasizing the product categories the automaker has dominated in.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker plans new efforts to capitalize on the connectivity built into its cars, expanding car sharing services, offering more autonomous driving features and enabling services through smartphone apps.
At the UAW national bargaining convention in March, rank-and-file delegates sent clear marching orders to UAW President Dennis Williams: Use the Detroit 3 negotiations to fix a two-tier wage system damaging to shop-floor solidarity.
Fifth Third Bancorp reached an $18 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. Department of Justice to resolve charges that it discriminated against African American and Hispanic borrowers, the CFPB said Monday.
Zipcar has deals to launch its car-sharing service on 100 additional colleges and universities nationwide by the end of 2015.
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