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VW ordered to recall 2.4million cars
- 15/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen has been ordered to recall 2.4 million cars in Germany by the country's automotive watchdog as a result of the ongoing diesel scandal. German media reports suggest the KBA earlier rejected VW's proposals that car owners could voluntarily bring their cars in for repair. Meanwhile, Italian police have [...] -
30 managers involved in VW scandal
- 14/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
At least 30 managers were involved in Volkswagen's diesel emissions cheating scandal, according to reports today in German magazine Spiegel, citing internal and external sources. VW's US CEO Michael Horn last week blamed 'a couple of software engineers' for installing the software that defeated emissions tests [...] -
VW to cut investment by £750M
- 13/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen has said it will cut investment by €1bn ($1.1bn; £750m) a year as a result of the diesel emissions scandal. The troubled German carmaker said efficiency and technology would be the company's watchwords as it ‘repositioned itself for the future’. It added that all new diesel cars would be fitted [...] -
400,000 VW cars need injectors
- 13/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Around 400,000 Volkswagen cars in the UK will need fuel injectors altered as well as a software fix, according to the UK boss. Paul Willis, UK managing director, said that cars fitted with the 1.6Litre diesel engine would need the injectors modified. Those with the larger 2Litre engine would only need a software [...] -
Diesels could become unaffordable
- 12/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The European Commission is trying to get vehicle makers to agree to bigger cuts in emissions from diesel engines. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said car companies needed enough time to implement changes to emissions testing and the pressure comes in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions [...] -
ECP ask experts about VW scandal
- 12/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Euro Car Parts has asked experts in emissions-related repairs what they make of the VW ‘defeat device’ scandal affecting Audi, Seat, Skoda, VW and VW Commercial vehicles. Tony Wilson, managing director of Klarius said, ‘The Volkswagen emissions scandal began when regulators in America discovered software [...] -
EU could recall VW money
- 12/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The European Investment Bank (EIB) could recall millions in loans made to Volkswagen over its involvement in the ongoing diesel emissions scandal. Werner Hoyer, chief executive of the EIB, said the EU-wide lender was in the process of examining whether any of its funds had been used to help the company cheat [...] -
Transport Secretary issues statement on VW
- 09/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Following VW's admission about using defeat devices, Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, has highlighted the importance of protecting UK consumer interests. At a meeting of European transport ministers in Luxembourg yesterday (8 October 2015), he continued to press the European Commission to introduce [...] -
VW knew about emissions in 2014
- 08/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen's US boss, Michael Horn, has admitted he was aware early last year of the emissions cheating affecting millions of the company's vehicles. Horn said he was told about a ‘possible emissions non-compliance’ in the spring of 2014. The revelation was made in testimony due to be presented to a [...] -
VW recall to start in January
- 07/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen expects to start a recall of cars affected by the emissions scandal in January, according to newly appointed chief executive, Matthias Mueller. All affected cars will be fixed by the end of 2016, he told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and added that only a few employees have been [...]