Volkswagen
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Vintage Cars Displayed at Milad Tower
EghtesadOnline: Owners of BMW and Volkswagen vehicles got together in an exhibition held on Friday at Tehran's iconic Milad Tower.
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German Firms Bend to US Sanctions on Iran
EghtesadOnline: How quickly they caved—Daimler, Volkswagen, Siemens, Bayer and many others.
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VW’s Golf GTI on Sale in Iran
EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen distributor in Iran, Mammut Khodro, has launched the presale of Golf GTI in the country. In addition to the Golf, Mammut has Tiguan and Passat on offer in Iran.
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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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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…
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Skoda to Make Low-Cost Cars for Iran
EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen Group’s Czech brand, Skoda, will produce a low-cost car for emerging markets like Iran by 2020.
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VW engineer sentenced to 40-month prison term in diesel case
EghtesadOnline: A federal judge in Detroit sentenced former engineer James Liang to 40 months in prison on Friday for his role in Volkswagen AG’s multiyear scheme to sell diesel cars that generated…
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Iranian, German carmakers to jointly produce cars
EghtesadOnline: Germany's Volkswagen and Iran’s car manufacturer Mammut Khodro are planning to launch a new joint production line to make cars in the near future.
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European Companies Flocking Into Tehran Widen Divide With Trump
EghtesadOnline: Iran made progress this week in preserving its new-found place in the global economy.
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VW Follows Peugeot, Boeing Into Iran Amid Global Expansion
EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen AG plans to sell cars in Iran for the first time in 17 years, taking advantage of easing sanctions to expand amid concerns about stalling growth in Europe and China.
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VW Begins Training Iranian Sales Team
EghtesadOnline: Mammut Khodro, a joint venture between Mammut Group and Germany’s Volkswagen, is sending Iranian sales people to Volkswagen Academy for training.
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Volkswagen Bemused by Iran Third Party Quotes
EghtesadOnline: Following a denial by a senior Khodro Sazi Sina executive that his company had won a contract against Mammut Khodro to produce Volkswagen vehicles in Iran, the German automaker…
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VW Commercial Importer in Iran Denies Upstaging Dealership
EghtesadOnline: Contrary to reports that commercial vehicle importer Khodro Sazi Sina (KSS) has outbid Mammut Group's subsidiary on the contract for the import of Volkswagen-branded cars to Iran;…
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VW picks local partner in bid to cement foothold in Iran
EghtesadOnline: Germany’s Volkswagen says it has picked a local Iranian auto company to represent it in one of the biggest markets of the Middle East.
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Nissan Joins VW and BMW on Mobileye Mapping for Autonomous Driving
EghtesadOnline: Nissan Motor Co. joined German automakers BMW AG and Volkswagen AG in allowing the driving data collected by Mobileye NV chips and sensors to be used in a collective map to enable…
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German court rebuffs VW complaint over prosecutors' searches
EghtesadOnline: A German court has rebuffed Volkswagen's attempt to prevent prosecutors from using information seized during searches of the law firm which the carmaker had hired to investigate…
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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…
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Audi searched by German police in Dieselgate swoop
EghtesadOnline: German prosecutors searched Audi's two biggest plants and other sites on Wednesday in connection with the emissions scandal still rocking parent Volkswagen, adding to pressure…
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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…
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VW Imported Sample Models to Iran
EghtesadOnline: Mammut Khodro, an Iranian automotive firm, has received the first delivery of Volkswagen cars the company intends to import.
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VW Board Set to Sign Off on $4.3 Billion U.S. Diesel Penalty
EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen AG’s supervisory board is set to sign off on a $4.3 billion settlement of U.S. criminal and civil penalties for rigging diesel-powered cars to cheat on emissions tests,…
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Volkswagen, Justice Dept. nearing $3 billion deal to resolve diesel allegations
EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department are nearing an agreement to resolve the government's civil and criminal investigations that would require the German automaker to…
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Can you say class action in German? Nein.
VW Litigation Shows How the U.S. System Is Better for Plaintiffs
EghtesadOnline: Andreas Tilp was born in Plochingen, Germany, studied law a short train ride away in Tübingen, and works in the neighboring town of Kirchentellinsfurt. In what could be the biggest…
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German authorities probe Volkswagen's Porsche for manipulation software
EghtesadOnline: Germany is investigating whether Volkswagen's sportscar brand Porsche used software to disguise exhaust emissions, the country's car industry regulator said on Thursday, in a…
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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…
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VW no longer expects tax demands in Germany related to diesel scandal
EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen does not expect the German government to make tax demands to cover revenue losses related to the carmaker's diesel scandal, a company spokesman said on Saturday.
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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…
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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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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…
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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…