Volkswagen
Volkswagen tells dealers in India to stop Polo deliveries
08 Oct 2015
The Indian unit of crisis-hit German automobile maker Volkswagen has asked dealers in a hundred cities to halt delivery of its popular hatchback Polo
Volkswagen halts Polo sales in India
07 Oct 2015
Volkswagen sold new cars fitted with cheating devices till this week
03 Oct 2015
Volkswagen continued to sell cars in the UK fitted with emissions-cheating software till Wednesday even after the scandal hit the headlines
German regulator asks Volkswagen for clean up plan
28 Sep 2015
German auto regulators have told Volkswagen to submit a plan by 7 October specifying when its vehicles would meet emissions requirements, after it admitted to cheating on US air pollution tests
Switzerland bans sale of VW diesel models
26 Sep 2015
Indian probe could lead to criminal charges against VW
26 Sep 2015
If any wrongdoing in India is proved, the world's largest car-maker may have to face criminal proceedings, a fine and recall of vehicles
Porche’s Mueller to replace Winterkorn at Volkswagen
25 Sep 2015
Matthias Mueller, CEO of Volkswagen's Porsche sports car division, has been widely tipped to succeed Martin Winterkorn, who quit on Wednesday over the company's emissions-cheating scandal
India orders fresh check of Volkswagen emissions
25 Sep 2015
After revelations that the German car maker manipulated emission test results in the US and Europe, the Indian government has asked its regulator to recheck its reported figures
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn quits over `Dieselgate’
24 Sep 2015
Martin Winterkorn, CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen AG, resigned on Wednesday amidst accusations that the car maker rigged US emission tests - the biggest scandal in its 78-year history
Volkswagen’s finance chief, Hans Dieter Poetsch to become next chairman
04 Sep 2015
The name of 64-year-old Hans Dieter Poetsch will be proposed for election to Vplkswagen's supervisory board at an extraordinary general meeting in November
Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as the world’s biggest automaker
29 Jul 2015
German auto giant Volkswagen has overtaken Japanese giant Toyota as the world’s biggest carmaker in the first half of 2015, fulfilling its long-desired goal of acquiring the top spot
German auto consortium close to buying Nokia maps for $2.7 bn
22 Jul 2015
The consortium comprising BMW, Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG and Volkswagen's subsidiary Audi AG are now settling issues such as patent rights
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