U.S. Charges 6 Volkswagen Executives in Emissions-Cheating Case

A former Volkswagen compliance executive pleaded guilty to criminal charges stemming from his role in the German auto maker’s yearslong emissions-cheating deception......»»

Former Volkswagen compliance executive Oliver Schmidt agreed to plead guilty in the U.S. to criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in the German auto maker’s yearslong emissions deception......»»

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it has charged a former Audi manager with directing employees at the company, a division of Volkswagen AG, to design software to cheat U.S. emissions tests in thousands of Audi diesel cars......»»

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it charged a former Audi manager with directing employees at the company, a division of Volkswagen AG , to design software to cheat U.S. emissions tests in thousands of Audi diesel cars......»»

Six Volkswagen current and former executives were indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday as the German auto maker formally admitted to criminal wrongdoing in its diesel-emissions cheating case......»»

A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty to U.S. federal charges for his role in the diesel emission cheating scandal......»»

Charges stem from his role to rig diesel cars with devices that circumvented federal emissions tests.....»»

DETROIT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG executive Oliver Schmidt pleaded guilty on Friday in U.S. District Court in Detroit in connection with a massive diesel emissions scandal that has cost the German automaker as much as $25 billion......»»

The charges against Oliver Schmidt in federal court in Detroit arose from a company scheme to rig cars with devices that circumvented emissions tests......»»

Volkswagen faces fresh legal pressure over its emissions-cheating scandal after European Union authorities for the first time recommended fraud charges against two company officials......»»

Several state officials and auto makers are pillorying Volkswagen’s plan to sell battery juice to Americans driving electric cars, contending the project more resembles an unfair government-backed windfall than penance for cheating on emissions tests......»»

Several state officials and auto makers are pillorying Volkswagen’s plan to sell battery juice to Americans driving electric cars, contending the project more resembles an unfair government-backed windfall than penance for cheating on emissions tests......»»

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will launch legal action against Italy on Wednesday for failing to police allegations of emissions-test cheating by Fiat Chrysler properly following the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal, EU sources said......»»

Imposing $4.3 billion in penalties for cheating on diesel emissions, a federal judge assailed Volkswagen for “corporate greed.”.....»»

German police raided the offices and homes of Audi executives in two southern German cities in connection with a criminal investigation of the company in the wake of Volkswagen diesel emissions-cheating scandal......»»

USA TODAYVW pleads guilty to three charges in diesel caseUSA TODAYDETROIT — Volkswagen Group pleaded guilty Friday to three criminal charges arising from its diesel emissions.....»»

Volkswagen AG pleaded .....»»

Volkswagen has pleaded guilty to cheating the U.S. government by using software to evade emission rules in nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles.....»»

Volkswagen's day of reckoning for cheating on diesel emissions tests is coming on Friday.....»»

Volkswagen is set to plead guilty on Friday to three felony counts in the Justice Department's diesel emissions investigation, as the German automaker seeks to move past its cheating scandal......»»