Volkswagen on the Hook Again for Emissions Cheating Scandal

Volkswagen must face yet another class action over equipping VW and Audi clean-diesel vehicles with software designed to disguise their high emissions, this time brought by people who owned or leased the vehicles but sold them before the scheme became public. read more »

Fiat Chrysler Announces Two Recalls Over Safety Issues

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.FCAU is recalling approximately 209,000 units of sports utility vehicle (SUV) and minivan, globally, per AP. The recall is to fix a braking problem in the vehicles, which can make the vehicles take longer distances for stopping.

The recalled models include - 2018 Dodge Journey, 2019 Jeep Cherokee, and the 2018 and 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan, and Jeep Compass, which are majorly from the United States. Brakes in the recalled vehicles are not built per specifications. read more »

U.S. monitor seeks more transparency from VW over emissions

Volkswagen’s external compliance monitor on Monday said he disagreed with some VW executives’ use of privacy and attorney client privilege rights to withhold information about a $27 billion global emissions cheating scandal.

The German carmaker was ordered by the United States Department of Justice to deliver three annual reports examining its violations to Larry Thompson, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, after it was caught manipulating pollution tests. read more »