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WRC news: Marcus Gronholm tests early version of 2017 VW Polo WRC
Two-time World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm has tested the first incarnation of Volkswagen's 2017 Polo R WRC. The Polo will form part of the next generation of the world championship, with louder, faster and more extreme cars competing in the series.
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VW cars can also cheat European emissions tests, BBC learns
A laboratory test carried out for BBC Panorama shows that Volkswagen diesel cars programmed with a "defeat device" can cheat official European pollution tests, as well as tests in the US. The company told the BBC it believes this is the first time the cheating software has been filmed in action. VW has admitted it used the device to rig tighter pollution tests in America. But it's been more ambiguous about whether it used the same tactics to actively cheat official European tests.
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"Cure the air, not the cars." - Elon Musk Has Some Thoughts On VW's Punishment
Why fix part of a problem when you could address the underlying issue instead? In an open letter, the group urged California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols to have VW "cure the air, not the cars." Instead of requiring the German automaker to attempt to recall and fix all of the 85,000 diesel vehicles it sold with software designed to cheat emissions tests -- a solution they label "costly," "impractical" and generally inefficient -- Musk and company propose California allocate...
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Volkswagen just re-released everyone's favourite hippy-van…but now it’s electric.
We can only keep our fingers crossed that it maintains the original aesthetic, unlike previous vehicle concepts. The headline's misleading, but it does look we'll have electric VW vans soon.
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Volkswagen to offer generous compensation for U.S. customers
Volkswagen will offer generous compensation packages to the roughly 600,000 U.S. owners of diesel vehicles whose emissions are over the legal limit, the head of its claims fund told a German paper. The German car maker has still not decided whether vehicle owners will be offered cash, car buy-backs, repairs or replacement cars, Kenneth Feinberg told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. Feinberg previously headed...
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FTC sues Volkswagen over 'deceptive' diesel claims
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday accused Volkswagen Group of deceiving American consumers into buying emission-spewing diesel vehicles, seeking more than $15 billion in damages in what could be one of the largest false-advertising cases in U.S. history. The FTC filed a four-count civil complaint against Volkswagen Group in U.S. District Court in California, alleging the company falsely advertised that it was selling new "clean diesel" vehicles that were purchased by about 550,000 buyers.
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VW will reportedly pay you $5,000 to settle its emissions scandal
If you were burned by Volkswagen's emissions cheating and don't think that $1,000 in credits and gift cards will cut it, we have good news for you... maybe. Die Welt sources understand that VW has reached a settlement deal with US officials that will have it pay affected diesel car owners $5,000 each to make up for misleading the public on the eco-friendliness of its vehicles. That's on top of what VW will have to pay to fix the cars in question.
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VW, Justice Department reach diesel emissions deal
Volkswagen AG and the Justice Department reached a deal in principle to address excess diesel emissions in nearly 600,000 polluting vehicles that will include buyback offers and a possible fix, a federal judge said Thursday.
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Emission cheating costs VW $18 billion
Volkswagen's huge emission cheating scandal has already cost the carmaker about 16 billion euros. It's also costing its executives a big chunk of their pay. The company released its full year earnings on Friday, reporting a net loss of 5.5 billion euros ($6.2 billion) in 2015. Volkswagen Group (VLKAF) said it has now set aside 16.2 billion euros ($18.2 billion) to deal with the cost of the scandal. That's more than double what it originally anticipated.
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VW and Shell try to block EU push for electric cars
VW and Shell have united to try to block Europe’s push for electric cars and more efficient cars, saying biofuels should be at heart of efforts to green the industry instead. The EU is planning two new fuel efficiency targets for 2025 and 2030 to help meet promises made at the Paris climate summit last December. But executives from the two industrial giants launched a study on Wednesday night proposing greater use of biofuels...
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Volkswagen bets on e-cars, self-driving vehicles
Volkswagen unveiled a plan for the next decade containing culture change, as it strives to compete in an industry moving towards e-cars, self-driving systems and on-demand mobility - all while it deals with Dieselgate.
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Volkswagen to take $10.2 billion hit in emissions cheating settlement
Volkswagen has agreed to pay about $10.2 billion to settle claims from its emissions-cheating scandal.
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How Volkswagen is using tried-and-tested tactics to avoid paying compensation
Fresh from a record US$15 billion settlement, Volkswagen is resisting paying compensation in other countries.
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How VW Designed the Greatest Scandal in Automotive History
Volkswagen developed six generations of cheating software to beat emissions tests—and even calculated the cost of getting caught was still worth it, according to a new lawsuit by New York and Massachusetts. By Clive Irving.
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In the U.S., VW Owners Get Cash. In Europe, They Get Plastic Tubes.
Volkswagen owners in the United States will receive about $20,000 per car as compensation for the company’s diesel deception. Volkswagen owners in Europe at most get a software update and a short length of plastic tubing.
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2018 Volkswagen Tiguan R Spied for the First Time
Volkswagen is clearly testing the Tiguan R prototype at the Nurburgring. This Tiguan R prototype already has the trademark quad exhaust system installed. It rides a little lower than standard, and its R-Line body kit also features a silver chin spoiler. The engine for this project has never been rumored. We know a 6-cylinder turbo has been developed for the MQB platform, but this prototype is making the trademark noises of the 2.0 TSI found in the regular Golf R.
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Volkswagen Parts Ways With the Historian Who Chronicled Its Nazi Past
A group of prominent academics has accused the company of reverting to secretive ways over its use of forced labor during World War II. By Alison Smale and Jack Ewing.
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Volkswagen to pay $200 million for cheating 3.0-liter diesels
In September 2015, Volkswagen's Dieselgate scandal first began making headlines. Now, more than a year later, the gift that's given both nonstop headlines and harmful levels of pollutants is giving something else: $200 million in federal fines. That money is part of the company's settlement with U.S. regulators over 80,000 illegally equipped 3.0-liter diesels made by Audi, Porsche, and VW. It's specifically earmarked for pollution reduction and will be added to a $2.7 billion fund created in June as part of a package that dealt with emissions from 2.0-liter diesels manufactured by Audi and VW.
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Volkswagen just unveiled a self-driving, electric microbus concept with a range of 270 miles
Volkswagen is putting a high-tech twist on its classic microbus. The German automaker unveiled an electric microbus concept at the Detroit Auto Show on Monday. But this isn't the first time Volkswagen has given its beloved microbus a futuristic facelift — Volkswagen also unveiled a microbus concept at last year's Consumer Electronics Show. Scroll down for a closer look at the microbus' evolution...
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Study: Volkswagen’s excess emissions will lead to 1,200 premature deaths in Europe
In September 2015, the German Volkswagen Group, the world’s largest car producer, admitted to having installed “defeat devices” in 11 million diesel cars sold worldwide between 2008 and 2015. The devices were designed to detect and adapt to laboratory tests, making the cars appear to comply with environmental standards when, in fact, they emitted pollutants called nitric oxides, or NOx, at levels that were on average four times the applicable European test-stand limit.
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