Volkswagen Group 2015 emissions scandal
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Manufacturer 25 MayVolkswagen settles UK dieselgate litigation with £193m settlement
Volkswagen Group has settled a UK dieselgate litigation comprised of over 70,000 claimants with the payment of a £193 million out of court settlement.
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Manufacturer 23 SepCar manufacturers accused of attempting to derail EU emissions standards
The car manufacturing industry has been accused of 'aggressive’ lobbying and making ‘unsubstantiated’ claims to derail EU plans to cut pollution from road transport.
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Manufacturer 11 JunStellantis follows Renault and VW into French courts over diesel emissions
Stellantis has joined Renault with a summons to court in France to answer allegations over allegations of consumer fraud in connection with the sale of Euro 5 diesel vehicles.
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Manufacturer 10 JunRenault charged with deception over diesel emissions probe
Renault has been charged with deception in relation to an emissions probe which has being ongoing since 2017.
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Latest News 10 JunFormer VW boss Martin Winterkorn faces £10m dieselgate settlement
The Volkswagen Group is set to receive almost £10 million from former chairman Martin Winterkorn as part of a long-awaited dieselgate emissions scandal settlement.
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Manufacturer 30 OctFiat Chrysler Automobiles faces £5bn emissions scandal lawsuit
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is facing a £5bn lawsuit in the UK for the alleged use of emissions defeat devices in some of its diesel vehicles.
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People News 10 Sep
Former VW chairman Martin Winterkorn to stand trial over dieselgate
Volkswagen Group’s former chairman Martin Winterkorn will stand trial for fraud alongside four other former VW employees in connection to their alleged part in the dieselgate emissions scandal.
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Manufacturer 24 JulFiat Chrysler Automobiles faces emissions cheating allegations
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is being investigated for potential emissions cheating by authorities in Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
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Manufacturer 7 AprUK judge rules VW Group did install illegal emissions ‘defeat devices’
A High Court judge has concluded that the Volkswagen Group did install illegal emissions defeat devices to its cars to rule in favour of a class action brought by 90,000 aggrieved owners.
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Market Insight 6 NovLow emission vehicle policy must be consistent, says NFDA
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has called for a “targeted and consistent approach” to addressing urban air quality and the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) following Bristol City Council’s decision to ban diesel vehicles from its streets.
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Manufacturer 25 SepVolkswagen brands dieselgate market manipulation charges ‘groundless’
Volkswagen Group has branded allegations that chief executive Herbert Deiss and chairman Dieter Poetsch were guilty of market manipulation in connection to the dieselgate scandal as “groundless”.
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Manufacturer 24 JunDaimler profit warning after emissions tests prompt 60,000 car recall
Mercedes-Benz’s recall of 60,000 vehicles equipped with software designed to manipulate emissions tests have been followed by a profits warning from parent company Daimler.
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Manufacturer 16 OctAudi fined 800 million euros for breaking diesel emission laws
Audi has been fined 800 million euros (£704m) for violating diesel engine emission regulations by German authorities.
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Manufacturer 3 OctVW terminates contract of former Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler
The Volkswagen Group has terminated the contract of former Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler following his arrest two months ago in connection to his alleged role in the dieselgate scandal.
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Manufacturer 25 SepPorsche’s image ‘has suffered’ due to diesel scandal
Porsche chief executive Oliver Blume has admitted that the Volkswagen Group-owned brand’s reputation “has suffered” as a result of the diesel scandal.
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Manufacturer 18 SepBMW, Daimler and VW investigated over alleged emissions ‘collusion’
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether German car manufacturers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen colluded over the use of emissions-reducing technology in their vehicles.
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Manufacturer 18 SepJLR's Castle Bromwich workers put on three-day week amid production cuts
Jaguar Land Rover will move around 2,000 of its manufacturing staff onto a three-day week as it battles against the headwinds of anti-diesel sentiment and Brexit.
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Manufacturer 11 Sep
Volkswagen faces investors in court over £8.2bn dieselgate action
Volkswagen investors are seeking around £8.2 billion in damages from the manufacturer in court amid claims that it did not admit the dieselgate emissions cheating scandal sooner.
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Manufacturer 24 Jul
VW head of integrity says Audi boss should not lose his job following arrest
Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler should not lose his job after being arrested over the emissions scandal, according to Hiltrud Werner, the Volkswagen Group's head of integrity and legal affairs.
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Manufacturer 9 JulNissan admits ‘falsified’ vehicle emissions and economy data at Japan car factories
Nissan has admitted that emissions and fuel economy data had been deliberately falsified at most of its factories in Japan.
