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09 Feb 2017

Volkswagen denies reports board members got early warning of scandal

Volkswagen's diesel scandal took a rancorous turn today when the board of directors denied news reports that former chairman Ferdinand Piech had given four members early warning about the US probe into emissions cheating.

20 Jul 2016

Volkswagen profit tops forecast, but takes another dieselgate hit

Volkswagen said cost cutting and rising European car sales helped it to beat first-half underlying profit forecasts, though it set aside another 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) to cover costs related to its "dieselgate" emissions scandal.

25 May 2016

Volkswagen rolls out first Ameo from Pune plant

The Ameo will compete in the 25,000 units-a-month sub-4 meter car market that constitutes 8-10 per cent of the monthly volume. This market has around half-a-dozen models with Maruti Suzuki's Swift Dzire leading with almost 60 per cent market share, followed by Honda Amaze, Hyundai Xcent and Ford Figo.

13 Apr 2016

Volkswagen says top executives ready to accept 'sharp cuts' in bonuses

Volkswagen announced Wednesday that its top executives were willing to accept "sharp reductions" in their annual bonuses as the embattled carmaker struggles to stem the fallout from its massive engine-rigging scandal.

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06 Apr 2016

Volkswagen to recall over 1.3 lakh vehicles in China

The recall, set to begin on April 18, affects imported Touareg vehicles manufactured between January 12, 2010 and January 19, 2016, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said here in a statement.

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24 Mar 2016

US judge gives Volkswagen to April 21 for emissions fix plan

A US judge on Thursday gave Volkswagen until April 21 to come up with a plan to fix some 600,000 cars spewing illegal levels of pollutants due to emissions-cheating software.

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03 Mar 2016

Volkswagen says CEO Martin Winterkorn got diesel snag warning as early as May 2014

Volkswagen`s former chief executive may have been warned as early as May 2014 of possible anomalies dogging its diesel engines, months before the scandal erupted worldwide, the company admitted.

Volkswagen passenger cars

02 Feb 2016

Volkswagen unveils compact sedan Ameo

The sub-4 metre sedan will be available with both petrol and diesel engines. The 1.2 litre petrol engine will be mated to 5 speed gear box while the 1.5 litre diesel engine will be available in 5 speed manual and 7 speed automatic transmissions.

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09 Nov 2015

Volkswagen diesel owners to get $1,000 in gift cards and vouchers

Owners of 482,000 diesel Volkswagens and Audis in the US are eligible for USD 1,000 in gift cards and vouchers as the automaker strives to placate customers dismayed by an emissions-rigging scandal.

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04 Nov 2015

Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal widens with new CO2 revelations

Germany's Volkswagen said Wednesday an internal probe had found that 800,000 more vehicles showed "inconsistencies" on carbon emissions, including the first petrol engines, as the auto giant sank deeper into a massive pollution cheating scandal.

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04 Nov 2015

Govt issues notice to Volkswagen on emission levels in India

Government Wednesday issued a notice to German car major Volkswagen after testing agency ARAI found "significant variations" in on-road emission levels in the auto maker's diesel models of Jetta, Octavia, Audi A4 and Audi A6 in India.

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03 Nov 2015

Volkswagen violated emission rules in larger engines too: US

The Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal widened Monday when US regulators said the German automaker also included illegal "defeat devices" on its larger 3.0 liter diesel engines during the past three years.

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29 Oct 2015

Volkswagen to report impact of emission scandal in India by Nov-end

Beleaguered German auto major Volkswagen Thursday said it will come out with details on the impact in India due to the emission scandal that hit the company in many global markets, including the US and Europe, by the end of next month.

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28 Oct 2015

Volkswagen reports first quarterly loss in 15 years over pollution scam

VW said provisions related to its admission that it fitted 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide with sophisticated software to skew emissions tests pushed it deeply into the red in the period from July to September.

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25 Oct 2015

Volkswagen may offer discounts to car owners with illicit software: Report

Volkswagen may offer VW owners in Germany discounts on new cars if they turn in certain old models affected by the emissions scandal that has rocked Europe's biggest carmaker, German news agency DPA reported on Sunday.

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18 Oct 2015

French police raid Volkswagen offices in emission scandal

Investigators searched the company's main office in Villers-Cotterets in northern France Friday, as well as another office near Paris, seizing documents and computer hardware in the process, the source added.

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15 Oct 2015

German authorities to order recall of 2.4 mn Volkswagen vehicles

German transport authorities will order auto giant Volkswagen to recall 2.4 million diesel vehicles in Germany equipped with pollution-cheating software, a spokesman said Thursday.

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14 Oct 2015

Volkswagen scandal: 'Dozens of managers' involved in pollution cheating, says report

The German auto giant last month caused global outrage when it admitted that it fitted 11 million diesel vehicles with software designed to cheat pollution tests.

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07 Oct 2015

Volkswagen tells dealers in India to stop delivery of Polo

Beleaguered German auto major Volkswagen has asked its dealers in India not to deliver its premium hatchback Polo to new buyers till further notice.

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07 Oct 2015

Volkswagen chief says recall of affected cars could start by January

The new chief of embattled carmaker Volkswagen said the recall of diesel cars affected by the pollution cheating scandal could start by January and end by the end of 2016.

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