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German Economy Minister Opposes Ban of Diesel Engines

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 28, 2017 | Business

Berlin- As a US court has sentenced an engineer from German automaker Volkswagen Group to 40 months in prison and fined him $200,000 for being involved in the scandal of manipulating the results of the exhausts of diesel-powered cars tests in the United States, German...

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Germany seeks to restore consumer confidence after the Volkswagen’s scandal revealed an industry-wide pollution problem. (Getty Images)

VW Scandal Prompts Germany to Set up Emissions Testing Body

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 27, 2017 | Business

A new organization to test vehicle emissions will be established in Germany that is still reeling from the emissions scandal that struck giant car-maker Volkswagen. The Transport Ministry said Tuesday that the step is aimed restoring consumer confidence after the...

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The logo of Volkswagen company is seen on a car on an assembly line at the Volkswagen car factory in Palmela, Portugal, December 9, 2016. (Reuters)

Volkswagen Middle East Director: We are Testing Electric Cars in Region

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 7, 2017 | Interviews

London – Brand Director for Volkswagen Middle East Andrew Savvas revealed that the company is currently testing in the region a plug-in hybrid version of its Golf GTI. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that consumer demand for electric vehicles will help remove some of the...

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Prosecutors have widened an investigation at Audi to examine the carmaker’s sales in Germany and Europe after the federal government accused it of cheating on emissions tests. (Reuters)

Prosecutors Expand Audi Investigation as Emissions Scandal Grows

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 2, 2017 | Business

Prosecutors in Munich widened an investigation at Audi over the carmaker’s sales in Germany and Europe after accusations that the Volkswagen division cheated on emissions tests in its home market. Munich prosecutors have been investigating Audi on suspicion of fraud...

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Volkswagen vehicles. Photo by SEBASTIEN-BOZON/AFP

German Prosecutors Widen Investigation into VW’s ‘Dieselgate’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 27, 2017 | Business

German prosecutors have expanded a probe into Volkswagen’s emissions test-cheating scandal and said the carmaker’s former CEO may have known about the manipulation earlier than he claims. Prosecutors in Braunschweig near Volkswagen’s (VW) Wolfsburg...