No joke: Volkswagen confirms it will change name to Voltswagen in US

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Admin

In what was initially thought to be an April Fool’s prank, company confirms name change to reflect its investment in electric cars

For 65 years, Volkswagen has been one of the most popular and best-known names in American motoring, its iconic VW Beetle snaring generations of enthusiasts and helping sell millions of vehicles.

But now, in North America at least, the Volkswagen brand is no more. In what was initially thought to be an April Fool’s prank, apparently thanks to a premature announcement by an overeager publicist, the German auto giant has confirmed its metamorphosis into Voltswagen – an attempt to reflect its investment in the growing electric vehicle (EV) market.

Volkswagen to pay compensation for collaborating with Brazil’s dictatorship

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Admin

Brazilian investigation found company was one of several that secretly worked with 1964-85 military government

The German carmaker Volkswagen has agreed to pay millions in compensation to former employees in Brazil who were persecuted during the country’s military dictatorship.

A Brazilian government-appointed investigation found that Volkswagen was one of several corporations that secretly collaborated with the 1964-85 military government to identify suspected “subversives” and trade unionists.

German court rules against Volkswagen in ‘dieselgate’ scandal

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Admin

Carmaker must pay compensation to motorist who bought minivan fitted with emissions-cheating software

Volkswagen has lost a landmark legal battle in Germany’s highest civil court over compensation for the buyer of a secondhand minivan fitted with emissions-cheating software.

The world’s largest carmaker must take back the plantiff’s manipulated car and pay him €28,257.74 (£25,325), in a case that will lead to the company paying compensation to 60,000 German VW owners.

Volkswagen in ‘Dieselgate’ settlement talks with 400,000 German owners

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Admin

Carmaker has compensated VW owners in US and Australia over emissions-rigging scandal and faces class action in UK

Volkswagen is in discussions over an out-of-court settlement with more than 400,000 German owners of vehicles that were affected by the carmaker’s “Dieselgate” emissions-rigging scandal.

Germany’s VZBV – an umbrella group of consumer rights organisations – said it had entered talks about a “pragmatic solution in the interests of customers” but stressed that talks were at a very early stage and would remain confidential.

BMW, Daimler and VW charged with collusion over emissions

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Admin

EU gives car manufacturers 10 weeks to respond to findings from antitrust investigation

The European commission has charged BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen with colluding to limit the introduction of clean emissions technology, in the preliminary findings of an antitrust investigation.

The car manufacturers have 10 weeks to respond and could face fines of billions of euros – up to 10% of their global annual turnover – if their explanations are rejected.