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    Companies & Executives

    Three Bosch Managers Targeted as German Diesel Probe Expands

    June 29, 2017
    "All of them are mangers with the hierarchical highest in middle management."
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    Matthias Mueller CEO Volkswagen AG
    Corporate Responsibility

    Volkswagen CEO Faces First Probe Over 'Dieselgate'

    May 17, 2017
    Investigators opened the latest dossier in February, in response to charges leveled by German financial supervisor BaFin in summer 2016.
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    A detail from the 1950 VW Type 2 T1
    Quality

    VWs Piling Up, Awaiting Buyback Fix or Scrap Yard

    April 10, 2017
    Volkswagen has a little more tha 26 more months to buy back or repair at least 85% of all 2.0-liter diesels in the United States: “Nothing like this has ever been done.”
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    Volkswagen
    Safety

    Pollution from Rigged German VWs Could Kill 1,200

    March 3, 2017
    Air pollution “doesn’t care about political boundaries. A car in Germany can easily have significant impacts in neighboring countries, especially in densely populated areas such...
    Volkswagen Diesel Damages Jump to 239 Billion After 4Q Charge
    Finance

    Volkswagen Diesel Damages Jump to $23.9 Billion after 4Q Charge

    Feb. 24, 2017
    “In spite of the charges and the challenges arising from the diesel crisis, we can be satisfied on the whole with the group’s business development,” CFO Frank Witter said. “We...
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    Leadership

    Former VW CEO Deflects Blame for Dieselgate

    Jan. 19, 2017
    Martin Winterkorn apologized during his first public appearance since September 2015, saying he was deeply upset about disappointing VW customers, and claimed he had no early ...
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    Corporate Responsibility

    VW Ordered to Face US Investor Suit over Diesel Cheating

    Jan. 5, 2017
    A San Francisco federal judge also rejected a request to dismiss shareholder claims against former VW Chairman Martin Winterkorn.
    VW Reaches Deal for EmissionsCheating Audi Porsche Models
    Environment

    VW Reaches Deal for Emissions-Cheating Audi, Porsche Models

    Dec. 20, 2016
    The accord provides for repairing the cars if a fix is approved by the government, and like an earlier deal covering 2-liter engines, includes an offer to buy back at least some...
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    VW Settles Canada Drivers Class Action over Emissions
    Environment

    VW Settles Canada Drivers' Class Action over Emissions

    Dec. 19, 2016
    "One of the largest consumer settlements in Canadian history" will allow approximately 105,000 drivers to return their vehicles to VW for a refund, trade them in or have them ...