Emission standards
VW Executive To Plead Guilty In ‘dieselgate’ Case
A Volkswagen executive charged with fraud and conspiracy for his part in covering up the "dieselgate"...
German Car Giants ‘secretly Colluded Since the 1990s’
German carmakers Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW and Daimler secretly worked together from the 1990s onward on issues...
Volkswagen Fined $154 Mn More In US For Dieselgate
Volkswagen must pay an additional $154 million to California to settle state environmental charges in the latest...
US Charges Former Audi Manager In ‘dieselgate’ Scandal
US officials announced charges against a former manager with Audi -- a high-end brand in the Volkswagen group -- who...
GM Pickup Owners Sue, Alleging Emissions Cheating
Two US owners of General Motors diesel pickup models sued the giant automaker on Thursday, claiming it had used...
US Sues Fiat Chrysler Over Diesel Emissions Cheating
US environmental regulators on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against automaker Fiat Chrysler, accusing the company of...
Judge Blesses $1 Bn Compensation Deal In VW Diesel Case
A federal judge in California on Thursday said he would approve a $1.2 billion settlement between Volkswagen and the US...
US Judge Orders VW To Pay $2.8 Bln Criminal Penalty
A US judge on Friday sentenced Volkswagen to pay a $2.8 billion criminal penalty in the diesel emissions cheating...
Record UK Car Sales Ahead of Tax Change
A record number of new cars were registered in March as drivers rushed to beat a new tax that came into force on 1...
VW Reaches $157 Mn Diesel Settlement With 10 US States
German automaker Volkswagen AG said Thursday it reached a settlement with 10 US states on environmental and consumer...
India Court Bans Sale of 800,000 Cars Over Emission Levels
India's top court Wednesday banned the sale of more than 800,000 new cars which fall short of new emissions standards,...
VW Pleads Guilty In ‘dieselgate’ Case, Ending US Case
German automaker Volkswagen AG on Friday pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the emissions-cheating scandal, closing...
Integrity, Fairness Remain Major Principles of COP22
The integrity and fairness should remain the major principles of the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22), a senior...