The emissions cheating scandal, which on Tuesday saw three Volkswagen chiefs charged and its rival Daimler
heavily fined, has had major repercussions for the car industry since it broke
four years ago.
German prosecutors said Tuesday
they had charged Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess, former boss Martin
Winterkorn and supervisory board chief Hans Dieter Pötsch with "market manipulation" relating to the car giant's "dieselgate" scandal.
German prosecutors said Thursday they had fined car parts supplier Bosch €90 million over its role supplying components in the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
German prosecutors said Monday they had charged former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn, and four
other managers, over the group's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
German car behemoth Volkswagen said on Friday it had secured 10 years' worth of lithium for electric car batteries from Chinese manufacturer Ganfeng, ensuring supply of a key ingredient for the vital components.
The European Union warned German car giants BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen on Friday that a preliminary inquiry has concluded they colluded to avoid competing on emission control technology.
The Volkswagen group alone is responsible for around 2 percent of global carbon emissions -- roughly the same amount as Germany -- one of the car manufacturer's senior figures said in an interview on Friday.
German car giant Volkswagen announced
Wednesday a long-term partnership with US technology firm Amazon to develop an online platform connecting its factories and increase productivity.
German car giant Volkswagen on Friday reported steady operating profit and rising revenues in 2018, but said its "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal again inflicted one-off costs of €3.2 billion ($3.6 billion).
Germany top court on Friday backed Volkswagen owners' claims against the firm over cars rigged to cheat
regulatory emissions tests, in an opinion that could guide lower courts' rulings.
Some 372,000 German owners of Volkswagen cars fitted with motors that cheated emissions tests have joined a
collective legal action against the auto giant, official figures showed Thursday.
German car giant Volkswagen said Thursday it is looking for three billion euros in new savings to help fund its pivot towards electric vehicles, adding that it could not rule out job cuts.
German auto giant Volkswagen will begin rolling out its last generation of combustion engine cars in 2026, in
its latest green pledge as it looks to turn the corner on the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
Efforts by courts to impose diesel driving bans are "self-destructive" and put German prosperity at risk, the transport minister warned Friday, as tempers flared in the battle against urban air pollution.
Volkswagen will on Thursday get a taste of the anger felt by duped German diesel drivers when consumer groups file the country's first class-action suit over an emissions cheating scandal.
A German court released Tuesday former Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler after months in custody but he remains under suspicion in connection with parent group Volkswagen's role in
the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
The German government stepped up efforts Wednesday to thwart court-ordered diesel bans over high pollution levels in urban centres, as voter anger mounts over emissions cheating by the industry.
After years watching Tesla's electric cars speed ahead while they have been on the defensive over an industry-wide diesel emissions scandal, German high-end manufacturers have finally unveiled their first challengers to the Californian upstart.
The EU opened an in-depth probe into alleged collusion by major German carmakers over anti-pollution technology Tuesday, a fresh blow to the scandal-hit industry three years after the notorious "dieselgate."
A German court on Wednesday began hearing a lawsuit pitting Porsche SE, the majority shareholder in Volkswagen (VW), against angry investors who say they were told too late about the 'diesel emissions' cheating scandal.
The first major German court case against Volkswagen over the 'dieselgate' scandal that has shaken up the car industry opened Monday, as investors pursue the world's largest automaker for
billions in compensation.
The first major court case against Volkswagen over its cheating of emissions tests on 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide begins Monday. Here are six things to know about the trial.
Volkswagen on Tuesday said it may be forced to recall 124,000 electric and hybrid cars due to the presence of cadmium, a carcinogenic metal, in the vehicles.
Audi chief executive Rupert
Stadler was arrested on Monday in connection with parent company Volkswagen's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, with prosecutors saying they feared he might try to destroy evidence.
German automakers reacted with dismay Thursday as the US Commerce Department said tariffs on car imports could be on the horizon, potentially opening a new front in a burgeoning transatlantic trade conflict.
