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Volkswagen Group's representatives declared they are confident about the possibility to reach an agreement with U.S. regulators on a technical fix for diesel cars, vehicle buybacks and fines.For violating U.S. environmental laws, Vokswagen was sued by the U.S. Justice Department about five months ago. But there is still no fix for nearly 600,000 affected cars in the U.S. Though the U.S. authorities work to clear up the emissions scandal, VW is also progressing in its efforts to investigate the circumstances of the manipulations and will draw "the right conclusions&...
Volkswagen's presentation at Geneva Motor Show was interrupted by a protester on Tuesday. The protester said VW's chief executive sent him to fix the car's engine, alluding to the carmakers emissions scandal last year. And to remind everyone that the automaker installed illegal software in its TDI diesel engines to meet USA standards during regulatory testing.The protester was identified, Simon Brodkin, dressed in VW-branded coveralls, walked onto stage holding a box emblazoned with the words “cheat box” on it. “Excuse me, I have the new cheat box,” he ...
Falling gasoline prices are hitting the residual values of used hybrids and electrics. For example the Nissan Leaf cars were sold just over 90,000 copies in the US. That means a lot of them are now on the used market. So many, in fact, that you can find them for crazy low prices all over the country.Electric vehicles are increasingly becoming popular with rising awareness about climate change and improving EV technology. These alternatively fueled vehicles not only fight pollution and emit less greenhouse gas emissions, but are starting to get competitive with fossil fuel-based vehicles due to...
The state of New Mexico on Wednesday sued Volkswagen and subsidiaries Porsche and Audi for using software in their diesel vehicles to cheat U.S. emissions tests, calling the companies "shameless" and vowing to exact costly revenge. Attorney General Hector Balderas filed the lawsuit in state district court late last Tuesday. "It’s not lawful to profiteer and breach the trust of New Mexico consumers, and Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche will be held accountable for their deceptions," Balderas said. "Volkswagen preyed upon hardworking New Mexicans who want to prote...
The diesel-emissions scandal had forced Audi carmakers to implement new arrival of its e-tron Quattro battery-powered SUV. They do everything to bringing its all-electric e-tron Quattro and hydrogen fuel-cell h-tron Quattro models to the market. “Everybody is of course concerned about the aftereffects of the diesel crisis, and the thinking is that Audi has to show people we are serious about these kinds of cars.” Audi says in its release that the electric model will fit between the Q5 and Q7 models, suggesting that it could very well be called Q6, as originally rumored.It...
