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Luxury automaker Audi are voluntarily recalling 870,000 diesel-powered vehicles in order to “fix” installed emissions software that allows vehicles to pass official testing through means, that we say, stem from deception.
Owned by the Volkswagen Group, Audi has left many long and loyal customers absolutely dismayed over revelations of their involvement in this scandal. Audi is famous for marketing its cars as technologically advanced and its diesel cars as innovative and eco-friendly; but it turns out this wasn’t the case at all…
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The German Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungaufsicht (BaFin) have announced they will begin investigations into Volkswagen and Daimler after allegations of price collusion and other cartel activities.
The colossal carmakers admitted to cartel authorities that secret meetings and discussions had taken place and that they reportedly did not notify investors of their activity.
Although this is not directly related to the emission scandal, it’s yet another headache for the German car giant to deal with off the back of alleged unfair practices.
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Some two years on since VW’s use of the so-called “defeat devices” hit the news, several other automakers have been accused of doing the same thing.
Authorities worldwide have been investigating automakers since the breaking of the scandal. Germany has called for Porsche vehicles – who are a part of the VW Group – to be recalled over concerns they are also fitted with suspicious software.
Once again, we ask the burning question: when will this ever end?
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Following denial after denial when it comes to guilt and responsibility, former VW executive, Oliver Schmidt, is to plead guilty for his part in the scandal.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch quite rightly stated: “Volkswagen obfuscated, they denied, and they ultimately lied.”
To hold VW executives accountable is the very least that they can do. Although VW continue to deny compensation to most victims around the world, it’s a positive thing that people are being properly punished for their involvement in what still looks like the biggest automotive scandal to ever occur.
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Owners who refuse to undertake VW’s emissions “fix” software update in Germany are to be deregistered, according to new reports.
The German automaker who are denying liability for wrongdoing in Europe has recalled approximately 11 million vehicles worldwide… VW, Audi, SEAT and Skoda models with 1.2, 1.6 and 2.0 EA 189 diesel engines manufactured between 2009 and 2015.
The emissions “fix” is there to apparently resolve the crisis. Now, fresh reports state that those affected owners who refuse it are to be deregistered.
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VW aren’t the only ones who have reportedly been cheating emissions testing. Fiat Chrysler were alleged to have been doing the same as well.
Upon finding out about their alleged cheating, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prohibited the manufacturer from making diesels in the U.S. Since then however, there’s been a rumour in the mill that Fiat are making diesels again, and are set to be selling them once more.
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As if carmakers aren’t already in enough trouble these past few years, reports are now surfacing that Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler may have been secretly colluding and potentially breaking anti-competition laws.
It’s thought that the three huge carmakers may have been getting together to collude on pricing their cars and discussing technological developments.
It’s another blow to consumers if this turns out to be true.
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VW are reportedly preparing themselves for another huge payout as U.S. District Judge Breyer has allowed claims brought by investors to proceed against VW.
This is in the latest in the long line of settlements VW are set to be making in the U.S. as a result of the emissions scandal. Billions have been set aside for U.S. settlements, yet U.K. and European consumers remain ignored when it comes to settling their claims against the German automaker.
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Skoda is introducing a so-called “Trust Building Measure” which seems to try and address concerns and complaints brought as a result of applying the emissions software modification to EA 189 diesel engines affected by the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal.
The measure will reportedly be available for customers for two years from the date the modification is carried out on their affected vehicles, but the vehicle must have not done more than “160,000 miles at the time the Trust Building Measure is implemented.”
But, wait; didn’t VW assert that owners had nothing to worry about, and that their “technical measures” – also known as the “fix” – wouldn’t cause any problems to vehicles? If that’s the case, why bother with this so-called “Trust Building Measure”?
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Stuttgart prosecutors in Germany have seemingly found some dirt from their investigations into Bosch for their reported involvement in the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
Volkswagen have already admitted that 11 million of their vehicles across the globe have so-called “defeat devices” fitted in them to manipulate official emissions testing; although they dispute in which countries the software used is classed as a “defeat device”.
The software in question can recognise when the vehicle is undergoing official testing to reduce emissions and therefore pass the tests. However, in real-world driving conditions, the software can disengage, meaning vehicles pollute way more dangerous NOx then they ought to be doing.
It’s Bosch who reportedly created the software that VW used in their vehicles.
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Wayne Powell was employed as a government relations analyst at Suzuki Motors in the U.S. Powell admitted that, during his employment with the Japanese car company, he filed false reports that subsequently broke emissions laws.
The Clean Air Act strictly regulates the maximum amount of emissions a company is allowed to produce in the U.S. This extends to the vehicles the companies make as they too emit significant volumes of pollution.
It’s these laws Powell has reportedly broken.
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International arrest warrants have been issued for five former VW officials for their alleged participation in the diesel emissions scandal that erupted in mainstream media in September 2015.
An Interpol “red notice” is usually filed by the U.S. Justice Department where they’re requesting to locate and provisionally arrest an individual pending extradition. The Interpol can’t compel any member country to arrest an individual who is subject to the notice, and it’s for each country to decide what legal value they give to an Interpol notice; e.g., whether or not to arrest the individual or impose an equivalent punishment in their own jurisdiction.
Though Interpol is the international police that issues the notice, the individuals are usually wanted by a country or an international tribunal.
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