• VW offers goodwill gesture in US
    • 10/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Motorists in the US affected by the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal have been offered a goodwill gesture. VW’s offer will see customers in America receive vouchers and gift cards worth $1,000. In addition, the 482,000 motorists will be offered roadside assistance free of charge - providing they have had their [...]
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  • VW board agree on plan of action
    • 10/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The CEO of Volkswagen, Matthias Müller, and the chairman of the Group Works Council of Volkswagen AG, Bernd Osterloh, agreed on the further procedure for investment and capacity planning. A series of talks between the board of management and the employee representative body will take place over the coming ten days [...]
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  • VW emissions scandal continues
    • 04/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Shares in Volkswagen have dropped after it reported ‘irregularities’ in carbon dioxide emissions levels, which could affect around 800,000 cars in Europe. VW said the problem, which it came across while investigating diesel emissions, could cost the firm around €2bn (£1.4bn). This new issue could affect [...]
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  • Diesels remain popular after scandal
    • 04/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    New research for AA Cars suggests that faith in diesel cars is not being severely dented following the recent emissions scandal. More than a quarter of car buyers (28%) say they will opt for a diesel motor – that’s just 1% down from a similar survey carried out in May and 2% down from December 2014. Between [...]
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  • Porsche recall Mecans over fuel hose
    • 03/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Premium carmaker Porsche is recalling almost 59,000 of its Macan models worldwide after a fault with the fuel hose was identified. Porsche is contacting the owners of 58,881 Macan S and Turbo models after a problem was spotted inside the engine bay, which could potentially cause petrol leaks and risk of fire. It is [...]
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  • More VW cars involved in diesel scandal
    • 03/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Volkswagen cars with bigger diesel engines also contained software designed to dupe emissions testing, according to the US Environmental Protection Authority. The scandal has widened to include luxury brand Porsche and Audi, the EPA said VW also used devices to cheat air-pollution tests in 3.0 litre V6 diesel [...]
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  • EU emissions testing to get stricter
    • 29/10/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Emissions testing in the European Union is to get stricter after the recent Volkswagen scandal. It should mean that motorists buying a car fuelled by diesel will get greater peace of mind that their car meets environmental standards and is not excessively polluting the air. EU officials say the new tests will [...]
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  • Matthias Müller unveils VW’s next steps
    • 28/10/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Matthias Müller, chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen, has announced the five key steps to realign the Group. ‘We have to look beyond the current situation and create the conditions for Volkswagen’s successful further development,’ said Müller in Wolfsburg. He presented a five point plan that [...]
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  • VW profits plummet after emissions scandal
    • 28/10/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The diesel emissions scandal drove Volkswagen to an operating loss of around £2.5 billion between July and September, it has emerged. New figures reported by the German car manufacturer show it would have made a quarterly profit of about £2.3 billion had it not been for the emissions testing scandal. But with [...]
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  • VW sends industry into ‘tailspin’
    • 28/10/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    According to Frost & Sullivan, Volkswagen's (VW) actions of circumventing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing in the US has sent the global automotive industry into a tailspin. ‘As an immediate impact of the scandal, Volkswagen Group sales are expected to fall by two to four percent by 2020,’ [...]
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