It would be remiss not to note that Porsche's announcement comes not long after parent company Volkswagen's
scandal over diesel emissions.
Even if you ignore the nightmare that Volkswagen is enduring as it tries to restore customer trust and confidence amidst a salacious corporate
scandal over diesel emissions, the company faces massive challenges ahead.
Not exact matches
Mueller, 64, took
over suddenly in 2015 when predecessor Martin Winterkorn fell victim to the company's
scandal over cars rigged to cheat on
diesel emissions tests.
Hans Dieter Poetsch was CFO when
scandal broke
over cars rigged to cheat on U.S.
diesel emissions tests
The
scandal affects
over 11 million vehicles worldwide and has also implicated the automaker's 3.0 - liter turbocharged V - 6
diesel engine.
New CEO Matthias Muller recently addressed VW's Wolfsburg factory employees in a works meeting, promising «swift and relentless clarification»
over the
diesel scandal.
The
diesel emissions cheating
scandal has been all
over the news for the last month and it can't be ignored, but that doesn't mean that VW isn't still in the business of making cars.
The Bentley Bentayga
Diesel is surprising not just because a
diesel SUV is about as far from a traditional Bentley as you can get, but because parent Volkswagen is still in the throws of a
scandal over excess
diesel - exhaust emissions.
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.
The dark cloud of the
diesel emission
scandal still lingers
over Volkswagen.
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Diesel car sales in the UK fell by
over a third in March on the back of continuing talk of possible selective
diesel car bans as well as fallout from the Volkswagen
diesel emissions cheating
scandal, figures from the UK's Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders say.