Volkswagen Emissions

• Volkswagen intends to plead guilty on environment charges in Ontario court

  Lawyers for Volkswagen say the German auto giant intends to plead guilty to all 60 charges against it in an Ontario court today on allegations that the company broke numerous environmental laws.

  Economy

  Dec 13, 2019
  
• Catherine McKenna faces legal action over handling of Volkswagen probe

  A statement from McKenna says her department is investigating and will take action if necessary.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2017
  
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• Volkswagen to pay $2.8B in criminal penalties over U.S. diesel emission scandal

  Federal Judge Sean Cox in Detroit followed the deal negotiated by VW and the U.S. Justice Department.

  Consumer

  Apr 21, 2017
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• Volkswagen to pay over $157M to 10 U.S. states over diesel emissions scandal

  The company says the money will go to Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. All 10 states follow California's clean air standards.

  Environment

  Mar 31, 2017
• Volkswagen pleads guilty to conspiracy, obstruction of justice in emissions scandal

  Summing up Volkswagen's emissions scandal, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Neal said it was a "calculated offence," not a "momentary lapse of judgment."

  Consumer

  Mar 10, 2017
• Volkswagen emissions scandal: Company will pay $1.2B to big-diesel engine owners

  The proposed settlement filed covers owners of some 75,000 Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche cars with 3.0-litre diesel engines.

  Consumer

  Feb 1, 2017
• U.S. judge approves $15B Volkswagen emissions scandal settlement

  U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer signed the order Tuesday approving the largest auto-scandal settlement in the nation's history.

  Consumer

  Oct 25, 2016