Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
The german car giant admitted cheating diesel emission tests in the us after it was claimed some volkswagen cars were being sold with a defeat device or software which can detect when a test.
Volkswagen emissions scandal. Volkswagen has been cheating in emission tests by making its cars appear far less polluting than they are. The volkswagen emissions scandal also known as dieselgate or emissionsgate began in september 2015 when the united states environmental protection agency epa issued a notice of violation of the clean air act to german automaker volkswagen group. A landmark legal action against volkswagen has begun with hundreds of thousands of german consumers seeking compensation from the carmaker over emissions test cheating. Meet the the man who accidentally discovered the scandal.
Vw will recall 8 5 million cars in europe including 2 4 million in. The fallout has also been credited. The dieselgate scandal rocked volkswagen with billions of euros wiped from its market value and fraud charges for its former chief executive martin winterkorn. Throughout the world politicians regulators and environmental groups are questioning the legitimacy of vw s emissions testing.
Volkswagen to refit cars affected by emissions scandal new emissions blow for volkswagen after court decision nearly all us owners of affected cars agreed to take part in a 25bn settlement in. Volkswagen has already paid. The damage will be felt for some time to come. The effects of corporate scandals can reverberate for years.
Volkswagen whose conspiracy to hide the emissions of its diesel engine vehicles was first uncovered in 2015 is still trying to repair its reputation.