Category: Dieselgate

German Court Says Volkswagen Should Have Published Engine Plan That Sparked Dieselgate

BERLIN—Volkswagen should have gone public in 2008 with the engine plan that sparked its diesel emissions scandal, a German court said on Thursday, as it set out its views on a test case brought by investors against the automaker. Volkswagen, which admitted in 2015 to cheating U.S. diesel engine tests, said it had fulfilled all…


Four Former VW Employees Go on Trial in Dieselgate Lawsuit

BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany—Four former employees of carmaker Volkswagen went on trial on Thursday over the Dieselgate scandal in which illegal software was used to cheat emission tests. The trial, being held in the city of Braunschweig, close to Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, started without former CEO Martin Winterkorn, whose separate trial will take place at a…


Volkswagen To Appeal Ohio Court Ruling on ‘Dieselgate’ Emission Test Cheating Scandal

After it had already paid out hefty fines for rigging its cars to cheat on federal emissions tests,  Volkswagen said in court papers it will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling last month allowing the state to sue for hundreds of billions of dollars more over the same claim. The…