Sentences with phrase «volkswagen dieselgate»

Obrie Hostetter, who manages the company's charging solutions team, recently attended a California Air Resources Board meeting in support of using funds from the Volkswagen Dieselgate settlement to bring charging infrastructure to the area, according to emails obtained by The Verge in a public records request.

When it was revealed, Hyundai hinted the four - door trucklet would be powered by a 2.0 - liter turbodiesel four - cylinder engine (this was before the Volkswagen Dieselgate affair) and cost well below $ 40,000.

The 2017 model year was supposed to see a turbodiesel GLC 300d 4Matic; however, in the wake of the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal, Mercedes has rethought its introduction in North America, at least for this year.

The Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal also highlighted how diesel cars can emit more on the road than in the laboratory tests.

Not exact matches

New plans by German carmaker Volkswagen could finally set it free from the troubled years of the «dieselgate» scandal, analysts told CNBC Friday.

Schulz said he intended to strengthen consumers» right to sue companies, using the example of diesel drivers being able to sue the Volkswagen Group following the diesel scandal, known as Dieselgate.

Things just went from catastrophic to apocalyptic as Volkswagen just admitted that the emission test cheating engine management software at the center of the Dieselgate controversy is installed in 11 million Volkswagen Group cars worldwide.

On the heels of this morning's news of Dieselgate going international, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is out at Volkswagen and has been replaced by Matthias Müeller, the current CEO of Porsche, according to a report in German magazine Der Tagesspiegel that remains unconfirmed.

US prosecutors have filed charges against Martin Winterkorn, the former CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen, over his involvement in the Dieselgate scandal.

Volkswagen vows a «more honest, more open, more truthful» carmaker as former CEO Martin Winterkorn is hit by wave of U.S. Department of Justice charges linked to the car - maker's 2015 «dieselgate» scandal.

GM reported a slight sales increase of 1.3 percent and despite the never - ending Dieselgate saga and now Monkeygate, Volkswagen reported sales of 24,744 vehicles last month, bringing an increase of 5.2 percent over January 2017.

It's been built in anticipation of upcoming Real Driving Emissions requirements, which have been conceived to prevent situations like Volkswagen's «Dieselgate» scandal ever occuring again.

This is the natural replacement for the diesel engine, which I figure should be on its deathbed thanks to Volkswagen Group's Dieselgate and the prospect for hydrogen fuel cell trucks, electrified cars, and this sort of engine, as well as Mazda's Skyactive - X Compression four - banger.

After dieselgate broke, Volkswagen said that electric vehicles would help it weather the scandal.

A victim of Volkswagen's dieselgate scandal, the Golf R400 project was axed in an increased effort to help dramatically cut costs at the German brand.

Volkswagen's about - turn following dieselgate continues apace, and the company is now pairing with Nvidia for its future smart vehicle technologies.

OK, putting «dieselgate» to one side — as hard as that is — Audis have consistently delivered quality, engineering depth and the ability to charge a premium price for what is often a rebodied Volkswagen (cue outrage).

The 2018 Volkswagen Atlas is a crucial model for VW as it works to recover from the «Dieselgate» scandal.

AUDI»S DIESEL RACE CAR Dieselgate has rocked Volkswagen's universe and some feared its racing efforts would suffer, but Audi just pulled the wraps off its brand - new LMP1 race car, the R18.

The Volkswagen Golf may not be regarded as a flagship model but it is an important one to the German automaker as it continues to pick up the pieces left behind by the disaster that was Dieselgate.

Made in America for Americans, the US - spec Volkswagen Passat was refreshed for the 2016 model year, but the Dieselgate emissions scandal has cancelled the Passat's unique selling point in the States, with 2.0 - liter TDI models barred from sale for the moment.

The Volkswagen Group is aiming to save $ 9 billion over the next decade, a decision it made after the dieselgate emissions scandal that hit its sales and image badly.

This has largely been successful, and it will probably sell quite well, assuming that Volkswagen ever recovers from the Dieselgate scandal.

In the wake of dieselgate, Volkswagen is working hard on zero - emissions batter electric and plug - in hybrid versions of the Golf 8th generation.

Volkswagen has had a tumultuous year with Dieselgate, but it's moving forward with product and the 2017 Golf Sportwagen Alltrack trim is the first to market.

You have to wonder if Volkswagen had originally planned to debut a plug - in hybrid concept of the next generation Tiguan at the Detroit Motor Show, or whether the whole dieselgate mess has -LSB-...]

Parent company Volkswagen is focused on an electric future, especially after how Dieselgate turned out, so expect a slew of EVs in Audi's upcoming portfolio.

CO2 emissions are rated at 153g / km, making it the cleanest vehicle on test [Ed: note that the V6 diesel engine in the Q7 is not affected by the Volkswagen Group's «Dieselgate» scandal].

Following his resignation in the wake of the Dieselgate emissions scandal that has engulfed parent company Volkswagen, the project has since been taken under the wing of Audi's new R&D chief, Stefan Knirsch.

Dieselgate is the coverall tag given the Volkswagen's multi-billion dollar crisis, which deliberately cheated on the NOx emissions of almost 11 million four - cylinder diesel cars between 2008 and 2015.

In the aftermath of Volkswagen's Dieselgate scandal, journalists began immediately predicting the downfall of diesel in America, just as Oldsmobile's foray into compression ignition had done three decades prior.

As it works to pull itself out of the Dieselgate scandal, Volkswagen has unveiled an updated version of its worldwide best - seller, the Golf hatchback.

As its parent company Volkswagen Group continues to grapple with the fallout from its «Dieselgate» emissions crisis, Audi is focussing heavily on what it calls its «right - sizing» engine strategy for petrol - powered models, which derive higher performance and better fuel economy from advances in petrol engine technology.

The Dieselgate scandal is costing Volkswagen dearly as consumers, righteously indignant, are sidestepping the now - tainted automaker and going elsewhere for their transportation...

Last week, it was announced Volkswagen must pony up a whopping $ 14.7 billion to settle claims stemming from last year's Dieselgate scandal.

Given the fact that Volkswagen's «Dieselgate» scandal has damaged the diesel's already not - so - encouraging reputation in North America, this is far from surprising.

Volkswagen are on a bit of a new mode, new direction PR blitz in the wake of dieselgate, with new models popping up, more emphasis on electric cars, and not -LSB-...]

Volkswagen announced Tuesday it plans to pay up to $ 14.7 billion to settle Dieselgate - related claims.

While not nearly as dramatic as the recent auto scandals by diesel makers like Volkswagen (aka Dieselgate), it's another reminder of the integral role regulatory oversight plays in consumer protection.

More than one in ten Volkswagen owners who had their cars fixed following the «dieselgate» scandal have since lost power at high speed, a law firm said.

The carmaker followed the policy of its parent company Volkswagen and focused more on green cars, following the Dieselgate scandal from last year.