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Eco-Innovation

Classic cars with electric hearts

All around the world there are new companies sparking into life, turning beautiful classic cars into high-tech EVs.

05/11/2018

Belgium

EU probes German car makers for suspected collusion

If found guilty of breaching EU anti-trust rules, the companies could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover.

19/09/2018

World News

VW's Beetle discontinued: The key numbers behind the iconic car

The Beetle car was first tested in 1938. Since then, VW has sold over 22 million units.

14/09/2018

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

Economy

New streamlined structure for VW

The restructuring comes in the face of increasing challenges from self-driving and electric cars.

13/04/2018

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

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

USA

US: Ex-Volkswagen executive imprisoned over emissions scandal

Oliver Schmidt is the second to be jailed in the US over the diesel emissions scandal.

07/12/2017

Economy

Volkswagen commits to 'new-energy vehicles'

Volkswagen says it will spend 10 billion euros over the next eight years to build electric and hybrid vehicles

16/11/2017

Germany

Electric cars headline the Frankfurt International Motor Show

'Electric' is the buzz word at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.

12/09/2017

World News

EU aware of German car makers fraud claim?

Reports in the German media says the EU Commission has been aware for years that large German car manufacturers could have contravened EU cartel rules.

27/07/2017

Business Series

Volkswagen profits jump thanks to post dieselgate cost cutting

Volkswagen's profits have soared as a huge cost cutting effort starts to pay off and as it seeks to move beyond its diesel emissions crisis.

03/05/2017

USA

US judge puts Volkswagen on three-year probation for diesel scandal

A US federal judge has sentenced Volkswagen to three years’ probation and independent monitoring over the diesel emissions scandal.

22/04/2017

Business Series

Audi plants searched by German police in Dieselgate probe

Audi premised have been searched by German authorities in connection with the scandal over emissions tests by its parent company Volkswagen.

15/03/2017

Business Series

Volkswagen brand suffers profit drop after emissions scandal

There was a big profit drop for the Volkswagen brand in the wake of its emissions scandal. The remuneration for the VW brand boss was also cut.

14/03/2017

USA

Volkswagen pleads guilty in US over diesel emissions scandal

Volkswagen has pleaded guilty in the US to criminal conduct over its diesel emissions scandal, as part of a $4.

10/03/2017

Economy

Power trends at the Geneva motor show

The Geneva motor show opens to the public with carmakers focused on Tesla style technology, but that doesn't mean the supercar is dead.

09/03/2017

Germany

'Media reports' informed Angela Merkel about Dieselgate

German Chancellor Angela Merkel only found out about the Volkswagen emissions scandal through media reports, she has told a parliamentary committee of inquiry.

08/03/2017

Business Line

Carmakers consolidate in the era of electric cars and automated driving

Business Line hits the road this week; with the PSA-Opel merger announced and the Geneva motor show underway we consider the future of motoring.

08/03/2017