https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The EU's top court ruled on Thursday that Germany continually violated upper limits for nitrogen dioxide, a polluting gas from diesel motors that causes major health problems, over several years. https://www.thelocal.de/20210603/infringement-on-air-quality-eu-court-slams-germany-for-pollution-in-cities Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:35:35 +0200 infringement-on-air-quality-eu-court-slams-germany-for-pollution-in-cities German authorities will "likely" discover software rigging the level of diesel emissions in Mercedes-Benz cars other than those already sanctioned, the Daimler group warned on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200222/dieselgate-recall-of-more-mercedes-vehicles-likely Sat, 22 Feb 2020 10:21:04 +0100 dieselgate-recall-of-more-mercedes-vehicles-likely Consumer representatives and car giant Volkswagen each blamed the other Friday for a breakdown in talks over a settlement for 400,000 German customers in the firm's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20200215/germany-talks-stall-in-volkswagen-dieselgate-scandal Sat, 15 Feb 2020 10:22:19 +0100 germany-talks-stall-in-volkswagen-dieselgate-scandal German car sales enjoyed a strong surge in September, official data showed Wednesday, although the rise was largely attributable to a statistical effect that had weighed on registrations in late 2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20191002/german-car-sales-surge-as-dieselgate-effect-fades Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:31:23 +0200 german-car-sales-surge-as-dieselgate-effect-fades The emissions cheating scandal, which on Tuesday saw three Volkswagen chiefs charged and its rival Daimler heavily fined, has had major repercussions for the car industry since it broke four years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20190924/five-things-to-know-about-germanys-dieselgate-scandel Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:28:54 +0200 five-things-to-know-about-germanys-dieselgate-scandel German prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess, former boss Martin Winterkorn and supervisory board chief Hans Dieter Pötsch with "market manipulation" relating to the car giant's "dieselgate" scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20190924/dieselgate-german-prosecutors-charge-car-industry-bosses-with-market-manipulation Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:40:07 +0200 dieselgate-german-prosecutors-charge-car-industry-bosses-with-market-manipulation Former Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler could become the first auto boss to stand trial in Germany over the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, four years and tens of billions of euros after parent company Volkswagen first admitted to the scheme. https://www.thelocal.de/20190731/dieselgate-prosecutors-charge-former-audi-boss-with-fraud Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:31:46 +0200 dieselgate-prosecutors-charge-former-audi-boss-with-fraud Prosecutors in Stuttgart said they raided German sports car maker and Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche on Tuesday on suspicion that an auditor was bribed to pass information to the company's tax advisor. https://www.thelocal.de/20190528/german-prosecutors-raid-porsche-in-corruption-probe Tue, 28 May 2019 15:52:05 +0200 german-prosecutors-raid-porsche-in-corruption-probe German prosecutors said Thursday they had fined car parts supplier Bosch €90 million over its role supplying components in the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20190523/germany-fines-bosch-over-dieselgate-role Thu, 23 May 2019 13:50:06 +0200 germany-fines-bosch-over-dieselgate-role German sports car maker and Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche will pay a €535-million fine over diesel vehicles that emitted more harmful pollutants than allowed,Stuttgart prosecutors said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190507/luxury-car-maker-porsche-fined-535-million-over-diesel-cheating Tue, 07 May 2019 16:38:04 +0200 luxury-car-maker-porsche-fined-535-million-over-diesel-cheating German prosecutors said Monday they had charged former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn, and four other managers, over the group's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20190415/german-prosecutors-charge-ex-vw-chief-winterkorn-with-fraud Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:09:22 +0200 german-prosecutors-charge-ex-vw-chief-winterkorn-with-fraud The Volkswagen group alone is responsible for around 2 percent of global carbon emissions -- roughly the same amount as Germany -- one of the car manufacturer's senior figures said in an interview on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190330/volkswagen-says-its-responsible-for-2-of-global-co2-emissions Sat, 30 Mar 2019 12:18:10 +0100 volkswagen-says-its-responsible-for-2-of-global-co2-emissions German car giant Volkswagen on Friday reported steady operating profit and rising revenues in 2018, but said its "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal again inflicted one-off costs of €3.2 billion ($3.6 billion). https://www.thelocal.de/20190223/vw-sees-steady-profits-in-2018-results Sat, 23 Feb 2019 11:05:08 +0100 vw-sees-steady-profits-in-2018-results Germany top court on Friday backed Volkswagen owners' claims against the firm over cars rigged to cheat regulatory emissions tests, in an opinion that could guide lower courts' rulings. https://www.thelocal.de/20190222/top-german-court-backs-vw-owners-in-dieselgate-opinion Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:23:07 +0100 top-german-court-backs-vw-owners-in-dieselgate-opinion After years tangled in the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, German carmakers could suffer huge losses if the United States carries out its threat to levy tariffs on European car imports. https://www.thelocal.de/20190221/why-germany-is-vulnerable-to-us-car-tariffs Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:24:04 +0100 why-germany-is-vulnerable-to-us-car-tariffs Some 372,000 German owners of Volkswagen cars fitted with motors that cheated emissions tests have joined a collective legal action against the auto giant, official figures showed Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190103/372000-german-drivers-join-legal-action-against-volkswagen Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:27:47 +0100 372000-german-drivers-join-legal-action-against-volkswagen As court disputes and policy debates about diesel pollution continue, the federal government has called on German carmakers to lift their standards to improve their image and win back public confidence. https://www.thelocal.de/20181227/government-calls-upon-diesel-manufacturers-to-up-their-game-in-2019-or-face-consequences Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:06:20 +0100 government-calls-upon-diesel-manufacturers-to-up-their-game-in-2019-or-face-consequences We explore just how environmentally (un)friendly is diesel, and if the biggest polluter of all in Germany is being left out of the debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20181220/how-diesel-bans-have-ignited-a-debate-about-dirty-tricks-and-dodgy-money Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:19:57 +0100 how-diesel-bans-have-ignited-a-debate-about-dirty-tricks-and-dodgy-money German car giant Volkswagen said Thursday it is looking for three billion euros in new savings to help fund its pivot towards electric vehicles, adding that it could not rule out job cuts. https://www.thelocal.de/20181206/more-belt-tightening-at Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:14:37 +0100 more-belt-tightening-at German auto giant Volkswagen will begin rolling out its last generation of combustion engine cars in 2026, in its latest green pledge as it looks to turn the corner on the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20181205/volkswagen-says-next-generation-of-combustion-engine-cars-to-be-its-last Wed, 05 Dec 2018 09:42:13 +0100 volkswagen-says-next-generation-of-combustion-engine-cars-to-be-its-last