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US approves fix for some Volkswagen diesels
January 06, 2017 - 2:14 PM

DETROIT - Volkswagen will soon be able to repair some of its diesel cars so they meet U.S. emissions standards.
Volkswagen recalls 136,000 autos for antilock brake fix
January 07, 2017 - 9:22 AM

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling nearly 136,000 Audi and Volkswagen autos to fix potential problems with their antilock brake systems.
VW Canada offers to pay consumers $2.1 billion over false diesel claims
December 19, 2016 - 9:38 AM

TORONTO - Volkswagen has reached a tentative settlement for compensating Canadian owners of VW-made diesel vehicles caught in a global scandal over rigged emissions data.
Key numbers in the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal
June 28, 2016 - 12:09 PM

Some key numbers related to Volkswagen's admission that it programmed diesel cars to cheat on emissions tests:
AP Source: Volkswagen reaches $14.7B emissions settlement
June 27, 2016 - 6:28 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Volkswagen would repair or buy back polluting diesel vehicles and pay each owner as much as $10,000 under a $14.7 billion deal the car maker has reached to settle lawsuits stemming from its emissions cheating scandal, a person briefed on the settlement talks said Monday.
Volkswagen owners will get a choice: a buyback or repairs
April 21, 2016 - 2:32 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - The owners of nearly half a million polluting Volkswagens in the U.S. will have the option of selling them back to the company or getting them repaired at VW's expense, under a deal announced Thursday by a federal judge.
EPA says VW cheating software is on more six-cylinder diesel engines
November 20, 2015 - 5:07 PM

WASHINGTON - Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal widened Friday after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the German automaker used software to cheat on pollution tests on more six-cylinder diesel vehicles than originally thought.
VW recalling 92,000 cars in US to fix problem that can cause power-assisted brakes to fail
November 04, 2015 - 6:25 AM

DETROIT - Volkswagen is recalling nearly 92,000 cars in the U.S. to fix mechanical problems that can knock out the power-assisted brakes.
VW smog-test trickery erases $26 billion in market value; CEO says he's 'endlessly sorry'
September 22, 2015 - 8:48 PM

DETROIT - Volkswagen AG's smog-test scandal escalated Tuesday as the company acknowledged putting stealth software in millions of vehicles worldwide. The crisis has already cost VW more than 24 billion euros ($26 billion) in market value.
Volkswagen Canada halts some sales after CEO apologizes for emissions scandal
September 21, 2015 - 3:01 PM

TORONTO - Volkswagen Canada has told dealers to stop selling diesel-powered vehicles involved in an emissions-testing scandal that has drawn the ire of American regulators.
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US approves fix for some Volkswagen diesels

Volkswagen recalls 136,000 autos for antilock brake fix

VW Canada offers to pay consumers $2.1 billion over false diesel claims

Key numbers in the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal

AP Source: Volkswagen reaches $14.7B emissions settlement

Volkswagen owners will get a choice: a buyback or repairs

EPA says VW cheating software is on more six-cylinder diesel engines

VW recalling 92,000 cars in US to fix problem that can cause power-assisted brakes to fail

VW smog-test trickery erases $26 billion in market value; CEO says he's 'endlessly sorry'

Volkswagen Canada halts some sales after CEO apologizes for emissions scandal

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