emissions scandal

91,000 drivers - and lawyers - to share payout after Volkswagen opts to avoid court hearing

The UK’s High Court has ruled that VW installed devices to cheat emissions tests in thousands of its cars

Markus Duesmann will take up the position of Audi CEO on April 1 next year, replacing Bran Schot

WLTP and RDE tests measuring car MPG and emissions have replaced the older, less accurate systems used before

Volkswagen Group has five separate brands constantly competing with each other, but only the consumer loses out, says Mike Rutherford

European think tank claims 'carmakers’ strategy to promote sales of inefficient, higher-emitting SUVs” is making CO2 targets hard to hit

German firms coordinated over limiting vehicle AdBlue consumption and delaying the introduction of petrol particulate filters

AIR Index promises easy-to-understand, real-world NOx levels for buyers and policymakers. High NOx readings have been found for some models

Mike Rutherford thinks the VW-Ford alliance will be selling to around one third of UK buyers, leaving rival groups and firms unhappy

Volkswagen has announced that savings of 3 billion euros will be made by the end of 2020, while vehicle prices will rise

Euro NCAP and Thatcham Research found airbags and ISOFIX points marked ‘for crash test only’ after safety assessments

Porsche announces it will not offer diesel cars in future after refocusing its efforts on hybrid and electric car technology

European Commission says manufacturers may be increasing emissions artificially so future limits are easier to meet

The practice took place at its plants in Japan, though there is no confirmation on number or type of vehicles involved

VW and Ford announce a strategic alliance that will foster “several joint projects” including one to develop commercial vehicles

Government sets out new laws that will see hefty fine applied for defeat devices found in emissions cheating cars

TRUE initiative system measures NOx emissions in real-world driving with light beam; auto industry hits out at "misleading" study

Brussels official calls diesels “technology of the past”, and predicts they will “completely disappear” from European roads

Porsche to recall 53,000 diesel Macans and 6,750 diesel Cayennes in Europe at request of German motor authorities

Pulling away in second gear said to have produced reduced CO2 readings for Porsche Cayman R, leading to lower tax bills for owners

BMW says emissions software was "mistakenly allocated" to 11,400 cars

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says accusations by environmental charity are inaccurate and misleading

The Audi emissions recall covers the Audi A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5 and Q7 with the majority of vehicles said to be in Germany

The Mayor of London has written to the UK bosses of BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes following just £1 million of clean air funding

Reports in the French media estimate the PSA Group faces up to 5 billion Euros in fines if found guilty of emissions manipulation

Renault denies cheating in emissions testing after French media obtain documents suggesting emissions test tampering

Sadiq Khan has claimed Volkswagen should pay £2.5m in missed Congestion Charge payments following the diesel emissions scandal

The ongoing emissions scandal will see VW Group cut 23,000 jobs in order to save €3.7 billion a year

Less than a year before 'real world' emissions tests arrive, some cars have been found to pollute up to 15 times the legal Euro 6 limit

Germans do efficiency better than anyone, but VW Group needs to trim the fat in the wake of its emissions cheating, says Mike Rutherford

Stategy 2025 is the “biggest change process in the Company’s history” and lays out the German carmaker’s electrified future

Mitsubishi president Tetsuro Aikawa is to step down, while rival Nissan's purchases a controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors

As emissions remains a hot topic, editor Graham Hope is struggling to see the point of the Department for Transport's £1m report

Dieselgate report finds no 'defeat devices' but cars are being recalled to fix exhaust system irregularities