https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German car manufacturer Volkswagen is recalling 22,000 vehicles because of a fault with their ABS braking system, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170706/volkswagen-recalls-22000-cars-in-switzerland-vw Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:58:49 +0200 volkswagen-recalls-22000-cars-in-switzerland-vw Switzerland has placed a temporary ban on the registration of cars with diesel engines manufactured by the Volkswagen group in the wake of a scandal over the use of cheating software by the company. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151002/switzerland-slaps-ban-on-new-vw-cars Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:30:48 +0200 switzerland-slaps-ban-on-new-vw-cars Volkswagen group car importer AMAG on Monday said more than 128,800 diesel cars on the road in Switzerland were fitted with a software program designed to cheat emissions tests. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150929/vw-says-128000-plus-cars-impacted-by-on-swiss-roads Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:22:36 +0200 vw-says-128000-plus-cars-impacted-by-on-swiss-roads Swiss authorities said on Friday they had temporarily banned the sale of new Volkswagen brand diesel-engine models potentially equipped with software capable of tricking environmental tests. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150926/swiss-suspend-sales-of-vw-models-over-rigged-emission-test-concerns Sat, 26 Sep 2015 12:42:49 +0200 swiss-suspend-sales-of-vw-models-over-rigged-emission-test-concerns Swiss residents bought slightly fewer new passenger cars in 2014, according to data released on Wednesday in a report that showed German brands remain the most popular with motorists in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150107/german-cars-remain-most-popular-with-swiss Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:15:00 +0100 german-cars-remain-most-popular-with-swiss