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Holy moly it's already been three years since the Dieselgate scandal broke. That means that this is your last chance to sign up for a buyback (or your compensation), if you haven't already. Owners of 2.0-liter VW or Audi TDIs must submit a completed claims and any additional required...

Volkswagen expects to build fast DC charging sites in the U.S. over the next two years that would rival and in some ways exceed today’s Tesla Supercharger network. This news comes via a draft plan released by the California Air Resources Board yesterday in advance of a board meeting later...

U.S. owners of illegally polluting Volkswagen diesels have already flown to sunny vacation spots or picked up a new vehicle with the help of buyback and compensation checks. North of the border, over 100,000 Canadians who own a 2009-2016 TDI model are waiting for their cut of a $2.1 billion...

Volkswagen and the TDI Plaintiff’s Steering Committee were in court today for another status conference following the agreement in principal reached earlier this week. Little new information was given at the conference held before Judge Charles Breyer today, but the court ordered the parties to...

Germany’s automotive authority, the KBA, has given Volkswagen final approval to fix all 1.2-, 1.6-, and 2.0-liter diesel engines in Europe. No buybacks were offered owners of TDIs that skirted emissions laws in Europe. Instead, a comprehensive recall project was embarked upon to install...

After long negotiations and a last minute extension, Volkswagen has finally reached an agreement with regulators on how to compensate owners of vehicles equipped with the 3.0-liter TDI engine, the details of which are not immediately available. Judge Breyer said that the owners will receive...

German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH has been silent about its role in Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating, but may be settling a lawsuit for more than $300 million with U.S. owners. The disclosure comes from a reportedly informed confidential source, as the outcome of a 2015 suit by VW...

Correction: A previous version of this article stated that cash payment values had not been estimated. That was incorrect. In fact estimates range from $5,100 to $7,000 for VW owners. Volkswagen and lawyers representing Canadian TDI owners have agreed to a US settlement that could cost the...

A court hearing scheduled for today, to discuss the settlement between Volkswagen and owners of 3.0-liter TDIs has been delayed. US district Judge Charles Breyer wrote in a court order that the delay could allow VW, regulators, and lawyers representing 3.0-liter TDI owners to work out  the final...

When it agreed to the TDI settlement with US regulators, Volkswagen agreed to spend $2 billion on zero-emission vehicle projects across the land, but nothing in the agreement  says that VW can’t profit from that investment. While regulators get to make sure that the money is being spent...

Volkswagen AG has announced that Judge Charles R Breyer has granted final approval to the settlement between VW and owners of 2.0-liter TDI cars that were found to be cheating on emissions tests. “Final approval of the 2.0-liter TDI settlement is an important milestone in our journey to making...

Another important step in the Volkswagen emissions scandal has been reached with the preliminary approval of the 2.0L TDI Settlement Program. Effectively, this means that US District Court Judge Charles Breyer has looked over the settlement that Volkswagen and government regulators agreed to...

The department of Justice and Volkswagen today announced that they have agreed to a settlement that could amount to up to $14.7 billion. The settlement will be presented to Judge Charles R. Breyer who will decide on whether or not to approve the agreement in the coming months. The agreement...