Fuel economy and emissions: how WLTP differs from NEDC…
Europe is employing a new drive cycle for emissions testing and claimed fuel-consumption figures. Will it be realistic this time around? You’re in the market… Read more →
Renault denies using emission-cheating devices on cars
Earlier this week French investigators of the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) have put Renault under suspicion of using emission-cheating devices in… Read more →
Dieselgate all over again? Fiat Chrysler accused…
Just a day after the Volkswagen Group reached an agreement with the US government to resolve criminal claims relating to Dieselgate, the country’s Environmental Protection… Read more →
VW pleads guilty in US, agrees to cough up $4,3bn
The Volkswagen Group has released a statement saying it has “agreed with the US government to resolve criminal and federal environmental and other civil claims… Read more →
Downsizing is dead! Bigger engines to be revived?
European automakers have been downsizing their engines for the best part of a decade, all in a bid to meet increasingly stringent emissions standards. But… Read more →
VW Group won’t sell any of its brands, says Poetsch
The chairman of the Volkswagen Group has denied that the German company plans to sell some of its brands to offset the cost of the… Read more →
New software ‘cheats’ in VW Group 3,0-litre TDIs?
A fresh report out of Germany claims that US authorities have discovered three new “unapproved” software programmes in 3,0-litre diesel engines from the Volkswagen Group…. Read more →
VW Group to fit particulate filters to petrol models
The Volkswagen Group – still under pressure over the diesel emissions scandal – says it has decided to implement “wide-scale use” of particulate filters for… Read more →
VW’s diesel fix actually increases emissions – report
A European consumer group claims that Volkswagen’s supposed technical fix for the Audi Q5 actually increases harmful emissions. The German automaker had said that the… Read more →
German regulator approves VW’s 2,0-litre TDI fix
The Volkswagen Group has received approval from German regulators to recall Passat models fitted with the controversial 2,0-litre TDI EA 189 engines. The powerplants in… Read more →