Sentences with phrase «volkswagen emissions test»

The Volkswagen emissions testing deception (nicely summarized by the NY Times and the BBC) is the latest scandal to raise the question.

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In 2015, Volkswagen admitted it had used special devices designed to skew results on U.S. emissions tests.

The trial was one of three scheduled for the first half of this year over claims that Volkswagen deceived customers with the deliberate rigging of emissions controls to perform differently when being tested than they do on the road.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found in 2015 that Volkswagen manipulated software so that diesel emissions controls worked only when cars were on test stands.

Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn is set to be grilled by the executive committee of the company's board as the fallout from its emissions cheating scandal spreads.Winterkorn issued a video apology Tuesday, after the company admitted that 11 million vehicles worldwide run software that cheat local emissions tests.

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.

Volkswagen announces a corporate overhaul, while in the U.S., government regulators tighten testing standards in the wake of the emission scandal.

Management Auto Manufacturers The Volkswagen emissions scandal, which saw the company fudge emissions tests to make its cars appear less polluting, has resulted in a new CEO appointment, the suspension of key executives and a proposed group restructure.

Volkswagen admitted in late 2015 that it fitted as many as 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide with software that could cheat emissions tests.

Volkswagen's former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn was charged in a Michigan federal court with conspiracy and wire fraud in relation to a probe into the German automaker's efforts to cheat U.S. diesel emissions testing, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday...

Volkswagen AG's former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn was charged in a Michigan federal court with conspiracy and wire fraud in relation to a probe into the German automaker's efforts to cheat U.S. diesel emissions testing, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal government should seek the maximum possible fine from Volkswagen and demand that the automaker give rebates to buyers following the recent scandal over emissions testing.

Charging that automaker Volkswagen AG showed «total disregard for the rule of law,» state Eric Schneiderman announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against the company over its sale of cars outfitted with illegal «defeat devices» to beat emissions test and its alleged attempted cover - up of its actions.

A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million cars that deceived emissions - testing mechanisms.

Volkswagen has taken a step into the shameful limelight for installing a deceptive device in their diesel - powered cars that tricks emissions tests into lower scores, NPR reports.

«I would like to offer a sincere apology for Volkswagen's use of a software program that served to defeat the regular emissions testing regime,» Horn said to a packed committee room.

Volkswagen and EPA have not yet disclosed how the defeat software manipulated performance in VW engines, but it may have run cars richer on testing rigs, cutting NOx emissions and keeping regulators happy, while running lean on the road, improving fuel economy and keeping customers happy.

This is all part of the EPA's initiative to impose additional emissions test to catch software like the «defeat devices» installed in 11 million Volkswagen four - cylinder diesel vehicles worldwide.

Volkswagen's scandal over cheating on U.S. emissions tests has expanded to 11 million cars worldwide, has cost the company $ 26 billion in shareholder value so far, and has already claimed CEO Martin Winterkorn, who announced his resignation on Wednesday.

Volkswagen Group's so - called «defeat - device» emissions software has allowed hundreds of thousands of diesel vehicles from the 2009 - 16 model years to emit nitrogen oxide at illegal levels while thwarting emissions tests.

Update, Sept. 22, 2015: On Tuesday, Volkswagen announced that 11 million diesel cars worldwide use the same «defeat device» software that evades emissions testing.

After last year's Volkswagen emissions scandal, AAA commissioned engineering firm ABMARC to test 30 vehicles to determine how real - world emissions differ from those in a laboratory setting.

Initially, the German government only tested diesel vehicles for defeat devices after Volkswagen Group admitted to manipulating emissions tests using engine management software.

(Adds Volkswagen comment, background, paragraphs 2 - 10) By Ayesha Rascoe Sept 30 (Reuters)- A Texas county sued Volkswagen AG in state court on Wednesday, accusing the German carmaker of violating state environmental laws by installing software on some of its diesel vehicles to circumvent emissions tests.

Volkswagen's long - derided goal of selling 800,000 cars and light trucks here before the end of this decade already is starting to feel quaint as the media assess the damage to future sales caused by the company's diesel emissions test - software scandal.

The automaker is also the first Japanese marque to report misconduct involving fuel economy testing since Volkswagen's diesel emissions cheating was discovered last year.

Volkswagen reached a $ 14.7 billion settlement with 475,000 U.S. owners of diesel vehicles and federal and California regulators in October after admitting to installing secret software in its diesel cars to cheat emissions tests.

The Volkswagen scandal has already raised questions in Europe about the accuracy of emissions testing, putting other automakers on the defensive.

Lost amid the intense scrutiny of emissions tests at Volkswagen AG and Renault SA is the fact that another European automotive powerhouse, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, is also in...

Other automakers weren't surprised to hear that Volkswagen had been cheating on diesel emissions tests.

The EPA has determined certain 2014 to 2016 Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche models with 3.0 liter engines have equipment to turn off emissions systems when they're not being tested, the agency said in a letter posted to its website.

Due to Volkswagen's cheating on emission tests, the fuel has been vilified around the world.

When emissions tests were underway, the software would force the engine into a mode that produced the requisite amount of emissions, but under normal driving conditions, the speculation is that that fantastic torque that TDI - equipped Volkswagens are able to produce might be seriously limited.

Price Guide (recommended price before statutory & delivery charges): $ 41,490 Options fitted to test car (not included in above price): Nil Crash rating: Five - star (ANCAP) Fuel: 91 RON ULP Claimed fuel economy (L / 100 km): 5.2 CO2 emissions (g / km): 121 Also consider: Ford Falcon G6 EcoBoost (from $ 40,835); Holden Commodore Berlina 3.0 SIDI (from $ 43,490); Nissan Maxima 250 ST - L (from $ 33,990); Volkswagen Passat 118 TSI (from $ 38,990)

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].

Volkswagen's emissions issue, where its diesel engines were programmed to get around test standards, has left some critics wondering if the German automaker will make it through this breach of public trust.

Unlike Volkswagen, FCA has denied any wrongdoing or conscious effort to cheat on emissions testing with its EcoDiesel V - 6.

Lovers of diesel engines may soon have a new best option when it comes to fuel efficiency (especially given that Volkswagen is more or less out of the diesel game following its emissions cheating scandal) as Chevrolet turns over its Cruze Hatchback, equipped with an optional 1.6 - liter turbodiesel engine and a nine - speed automatic transmission, to the EPA for fuel efficiency testing.

Porsche officials explained the violations found in exhaust emissions tests on diesel engines from Volkswagen only apply to 4 - cylinder engines, and Porsche does not have any 4 - cylinder diesel engines in the market.

Price Guide (recommended price before statutory & delivery charges): $ 47,200 Options fitted to test car (not included in above price): Sports Pack $ 2605 Crash rating: Four - star Fuel: 95 - 98 RON PULP Claimed fuel economy (L / 100 km): 8.1 CO2 emissions (g / km): 192 Also consider: Volkswagen Eos

Price Guide (MRLP): $ 34,990 Sport (manual); $ 40,790 Luxury (CVT auto) Options fitted to test car (not included in above price): Nil Crash rating: Five - star ANCAP Fuel: 91 RON ULP Claimed fuel economy (L / 100 km): 4.7 manual & CVT CO2 emissions (g / km): 111 Also consider: BMW 116i (from $ 36,900); Mazda MX - 5 ($ 42,460); Toyota 86 ($ 29,990); Volkswagen Golf GTD ($ 41,790)

FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen is telling employees that they can come forward with information about how the company cheated on emissions tests — and won't be fired.

The number of diesel models for sale fell in the wake of cheating on emissions tests, primarily by Volkswagen.

But we would learn this «clean diesel» campaign was a fallacy as Volkswagen was found to be using illegal software that allowed their diesel vehicles to cheat emission tests.

On September 18, the EPA announced that Volkswagen had been employing a «defeat device» to cheat its emission tests on the widely admired 2.0 L four - cylinder TurboDiesel engines deployed in many of its smaller cars.

Volkswagen has been caught out cheating emissions tests.

Because even when manufacturers don't actually cheat with «defeat device» software, as Volkswagen did, European emissions tests are inadequte and don't measure performance in the «real world».

And remember the news that Volkswagen and Audi were cheating on their US emissions tests by installing software in their diesel cars?

Decker is in good company: 482,000 Audi and Volkswagen cars sold in recent years came with software that turns on full pollution controls only when the car is undergoing emissions testing.

Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has been charged with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with the company's use of software to cheat on diesel emissions tests, the U.S. Justice...