Germany German court rules against VW in 'Dieselgate' compensation scandal About four years after the Volkswagen Diesel scandal broke, Germany's Federal Court passes a binding rule on compensation for consumers 25/05/2020
Europe News Dieselgate: lawyers back legal action for Europeans When the emissions cheating scandal erupted, Americans were quickly compensated, but four years on, European VW owners are still seeking justice. 28/11/2019
Germany Trial opposing VW to 400,000 'Dieselgate' plaintiffs opens in Germany The Dieselgate scandal, which broke out in 2015, has so far cost the German carmaker more than €30 billion. 30/09/2019
Germany Bavarian MPs who don't enforce environmental rules 'could face jail' The European Court of Justice will advise whether to impose heavy penalties over vehicle pollution. 02/09/2019
Germany Breathe again: Lung doctor's errors in study slamming dirty air limits Speaking to German newspaper Die Tageszeitung, which uncovered the error, Dieter Köhler said: “I practically do everything by myself and, as a pensioner, I don't even have a secretary anymore.” 15/02/2019
Europe News The Brief: Dieselgate and the future Three years on from dieselgate Europe considers the future of diesel. 06/11/2018
Europe News On paper, standards have tightened, but not in real life Diesel Summit in Brussels urges authorities to make tackling air pollution from dirty diesel vehicles a political priority 06/11/2018
Poland Will Germany's diesel bans just push its pollution problem to Poland? New figures show more than 350,000 dirty diesel cars were exported to Poland last year, mainly from Germany. 23/10/2018
Germany Berlin court orders German capital to impose diesel ban A Berlin court ruled on Tuesday that the German capital should impose driving bans on some roads for diesel cars whose emissions of nitrogen oxide exceed permitted limits. 09/10/2018
Good Morning Europe Germany finds addiction "fix" Leaders of Germany’s coalition parties have come to an agreement to fix the country’s diesel crisis after marathon talks late into the night. 02/10/2018
world news Why you can no longer buy these sports cars in Europe New emissions standards have led car makers to stop selling many of their most powerful models. 07/09/2018
Business 25 billion euros paid out in "Dieselgate" scandal and the bill is still rising By next year VW must buy back or fix 85 percent of the vehicles involved in the 2015 scandal or face higher payments for emissions 04/05/2018
USA Ex-Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn charged in US over diesel scandal The US Justice Department has filed criminal charges against ex-VW boss Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to cover up diesel emissions cheating. 04/05/2018
Germany Is Volkswagen CEO Mathias Mueller on the way out? German car manufacturer might replace CEO with former BMW executive Herbert Diess 10/04/2018
world news Volkswagen 'graveyard' packs thousands of diesel cars What happens to recalled diesel cars? Some end up in one of Volkswagen's giant resting grounds. 03/04/2018
Germany Germany’s diesel ban could export its pollution to eastern Europe Germany's ban could prompt its most-polluting diesel cars to be sold to buyers in eastern Europe, experts say. This could export the country's deadly air to Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. 06/03/2018
Business Carmakers mull over diesel's demise at Geneva auto show Diesel cars sales are declining in Europe but automakers are divided over plans to meet looming EU environmental targets 06/03/2018
Germany German greens hail 'death of diesel' after landmark ruling Analysts expect European legislation to follow in allowing old diesel cars to be prohibited from worst polluted urban areas 27/02/2018
Germany Major cities in Germany 'can ban heavily-polluting diesel cars' The decision is likely to affect millions of drivers and vehicles. 27/02/2018
Germany German government blasts 'unjustifiable' fume tests on humans BMW Group and Daimler claim they were not aware the exhaust fumes tests were being tested on humans and monkeys — while Volkswagen concedes some of its employees may have been aware of the testing at the time. 29/01/2018
