Volkswagen AG confirmed Tuesday it has agreed to pay $69 million to settle New Jersey state diesel emissions claims, one of the last major outstanding diesel legal issues the German automaker faces in the United States.
A federal judge denied a bid by German auto parts supplier Bosch GmbH to have claims alleging it played a role in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal dismissed.
Munich prosecutors have arrested a second Audi employee in connection with the carmaker's emissions scandal and widenened out the number of suspects in a related investigation, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Members of the environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday climbed aboard a cargo container carrying diesel-powered Volkswagens
virtually all diesel cars emitted far more toxic fumes than in official laboratory based tests
VW used software to cheat U.S. diesel emission tests highlighted the laxness of the EU's own tests prompting reforms.
"Ford owners could quickly end up in an emergency situation on a busy roadway, stranded with a flat tire and no way to change it."
VW has acknowledged it installed software that deactivated pollution controls on more than 11 million diesel vehicles sold worldwide
Old GM has suddenly been thrust into the legal battle over responsibility for the worst safety scandal in the automaker's history.