August 25, 2016
Embattled automaker Volkswagen AG told a California federal judge during a hearing on Thursday that it has reached a settlement with more than 650 U.S. franchise dealerships to buy back cars rendered unsellable by its diesel emissions scandal, saying that the agreement will be filed with the court before October.
August 23, 2016
A Volkswagen investor suing the company over the fallout from the automaker's diesel emissions scandal asked a California federal judge on Monday to allow Labaton Sucharow LLP to take the lead in the investor lawsuits as another law firm jockeys to win the same spot.
August 23, 2016
Robert Bosch GmbH requested Monday that a California federal court keep under wraps the names of employees mentioned in litigation stemming from Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal, saying it will eventually disprove claims that it knowingly participated in the scheme but that the workers' reputations deserve protection in the meantime.
August 12, 2016
A California federal judge on Friday cleared the way for Volkswagen AG to study the feasibility and logistics of scrapping certain diesel engine cars that cheat on government-mandated emissions tests and salvaging them for parts, as part of multidistrict litigation over the automaker's emissions cheating scandal.
August 05, 2016
Think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute and other groups on Friday voiced their opposition to a pollution control program part in the U.S. Department of Justice's $14.7 billion deal with Volkswagen AG to settle claims over its scheme to skirt emissions testing, saying that part isn't connected to the underlying violation.
July 26, 2016
A California federal judge on Tuesday granted preliminary approval to Volkswagen AG's deal, valued at $14.7 billion, to settle claims with consumers and the federal government related to its scheme to evade government-mandated emissions testing in some diesel engine cars.
July 07, 2016
Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay California $86 million in civil penalties in addition to the $14.7 billion settlement reached with the federal government last week over the automaker's scheme to evade government-mandated emissions testing, California Attorney General Kamala Harris said on Thursday.
July 06, 2016
New Mexico on Tuesday asked a California federal judge to send back to state court its lawsuit against Volkswagen AG and its subsidiaries over the automaker's alleged scheme to evade government-mandated emissions testing, saying that no federal jurisdiction exists.
June 28, 2016
Volkswagen AG has agreed to a deal worth up to $14.7 billion that includes vehicle buybacks and pollution control program funding to settle claims related to its scheme to evade government-mandated emissions testing in some 2.0-liter diesel engine cars, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.
June 27, 2016
Volkswagen AG reached a deal valued at $14.7 billion to settle claims with consumers and the federal government over the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal, about 50 percent more than what was reported a week ago, according to media reports Monday.