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Audi software can distort emissions in tests, VW says

EghtesadOnline: Audi cars with automatic transmissions have technology capable of distorting emissions when they are tested, Volkswagen said, as its luxury flagship is battling allegations over a reported discovery of a new cheat software device.
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Publish Date:14/November/2016 | 06:15

Iranians to Receive 2 SEATs

EghtesadOnline: Spanish-based SEAT, which is a subsidiary of Germany’s Volkswagen , arrived in Iran with two models of a medium family-sized car, the Leon, on Oct. 24.
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Publish Date:30/October/2016 | 09:13

Piech, Porsche families say united behind VW management: Spiegel

EghtesadOnline: The Piech and Porsche families that control more than 52 percent of Volkswagen have vowed to back senior management, setting aside past disputes as the carmaker struggles to overcome an emissions scandal, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.
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Publish Date:23/October/2016 | 08:53

Volkswagen to pay $175 million to U.S. lawyers suing over emissions

EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen AG, in another step to move past its costly diesel emissions cheating scandal, has agreed to pay $175 million to U.S. lawyers suing the German automaker on behalf of the owners of 475,000 polluting vehicles, two people briefed on the agreement said on Friday.
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Publish Date:15/October/2016 | 05:25

UAW asks Volkswagen to accept NLRB order on Tennessee plant row

EghtesadOnline: The United Auto Workers (UAW) urged Volkswagen to accept the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) latest order that requires the carmaker to collectively bargain with UAW local union as the representative of a portion of workers at its Tennessee plant.
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Publish Date:01/September/2016 | 07:36

VW, suppliers settle dispute after marathon talks

EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen and two of its parts suppliers on Tuesday resolved a contract dispute that had hit output at more than half of the carmaker's German plants and threatened to undermine its recovery from a diesel emissions scandal.
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Publish Date:24/August/2016 | 07:29

VW Finds a Warm Welcome in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen distributor in Iran Mammut Khodro started presales of two models, Tiguan and Passat, in Tehran last week. The cars found a warm welcome.
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Publish Date:14/January/2018 | 14:06

The Man Whose Gear Caught VW Cheating Says Diesel's Death Is Overstated

EghtesadOnline: What is the market leader in equipment for measuring automobile emissions to do if the vehicles of the future don’t spew exhaust? Japan’s Horiba Ltd., whose gear was central in exposing Volkswagen AG’s diesel-cheating scandal, believes that day will never come.
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Publish Date:05/September/2017 | 05:22

The Man Whose Gear Caught VW Cheating Says Diesel's Death Is Overstated

EghtesadOnline: What is the market leader in equipment for measuring automobile emissions to do if the vehicles of the future don’t spew exhaust? Japan’s Horiba Ltd., whose gear was central in exposing Volkswagen AG’s diesel-cheating scandal, believes that day will never come.
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Publish Date:05/September/2017 | 05:22
Why a no-frills postal van spells disruption for the auto and oil industries.

Even Germany’s Post Office Is Building an Electric Car

EghtesadOnline: This boxy, bare-bones van has no air conditioning or radio, no passenger seat and a top speed of less than 50 miles an hour. Yet the electric vehicle’s success has irked the likes of Volkswagen AG.
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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 06:24

Volkswagen pleads guilty in U.S. court in diesel emissions scandal

EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen AG pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud, obstruction of justice and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement reached with the U.S. Justice Department in January over the automaker's diesel emissions scandal.
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Publish Date:12/March/2017 | 05:49

VW’s Moia Brand Goes After Uber, Apple With Electric Shuttles

EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen AG, which is shifting priorities in the wake of the diesel scandal and stepping up competition against the likes of Uber Technologies Inc., plans to launch a business focused on ride-hailing, autonomous driving and electric cars in two European cities next year before expanding to other regions.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 11:48

U.S. judge approves $14.7 billion deal in VW diesel scandal

EghtesadOnline: A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday approved Volkswagen AG's record $14.7 billion settlement with regulators and owners of 475,000 polluting diesel vehicles, and the German automaker said it would begin buying back the cars in mid-November.
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Publish Date:25/October/2016 | 20:10