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 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 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 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 German car behemoth Volkswagen said on Friday it had secured 10 years' worth of lithium for electric car batteries from Chinese manufacturer Ganfeng, ensuring supply of a key ingredient for the vital components. https://www.thelocal.de/20190406/vw-seals-10-year-lithium-deal-for-electric-cars Sat, 06 Apr 2019 13:13:41 +0200 vw-seals-10-year-lithium-deal-for-electric-cars The European Union warned German car giants BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen on Friday that a preliminary inquiry has concluded they colluded to avoid competing on emission control technology. https://www.thelocal.de/20190406/eu-accuses-bmw-daimler-and-vw-of-breaking-antitrust-rules Sat, 06 Apr 2019 12:58:04 +0200 eu-accuses-bmw-daimler-and-vw-of-breaking-antitrust-rules 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 announced Wednesday a long-term partnership with US technology firm Amazon to develop an online platform connecting its factories and increase productivity. https://www.thelocal.de/20190327/german-car-giant-volkswagen-teams-up-with-amazon-to-build-industrial-cloud Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:36:18 +0100 german-car-giant-volkswagen-teams-up-with-amazon-to-build-industrial-cloud 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 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 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 Efforts by courts to impose diesel driving bans are "self-destructive" and put German prosperity at risk, the transport minister warned Friday, as tempers flared in the battle against urban air pollution. https://www.thelocal.de/20181116/diesel-driving-bans-self-destructive-says-german-transit-minister Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:32:24 +0100 diesel-driving-bans-self-destructive-says-german-transit-minister Volkswagen will on Thursday get a taste of the anger felt by duped German diesel drivers when consumer groups file the country's first class-action suit over an emissions cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20181101/germans-to-vent-vw-fury-in-mass-dieselgate-suit Thu, 01 Nov 2018 08:09:41 +0100 germans-to-vent-vw-fury-in-mass-dieselgate-suit A German court released Tuesday former Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler after months in custody but he remains under suspicion in connection with parent group Volkswagen's role in the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20181030/former-audi-boss-released-as-diesel-probe-continues Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:08:10 +0100 former-audi-boss-released-as-diesel-probe-continues The German government stepped up efforts Wednesday to thwart court-ordered diesel bans over high pollution levels in urban centres, as voter anger mounts over emissions cheating by the industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20181025/german-government-moves-to-head-off-city-diesel-bans Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:45:08 +0200 german-government-moves-to-head-off-city-diesel-bans After years watching Tesla's electric cars speed ahead while they have been on the defensive over an industry-wide diesel emissions scandal, German high-end manufacturers have finally unveiled their first challengers to the Californian upstart. https://www.thelocal.de/20180923/late-to-the-party-german-carmakers-join-race-against-tesla Sun, 23 Sep 2018 12:23:26 +0200 late-to-the-party-german-carmakers-join-race-against-tesla The EU opened an in-depth probe into alleged collusion by major German carmakers over anti-pollution technology Tuesday, a fresh blow to the scandal-hit industry three years after the notorious "dieselgate." https://www.thelocal.de/20180918/eu-targets-bmw-daimler-vw-in-pollution-cartel-probe Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:56:11 +0200 eu-targets-bmw-daimler-vw-in-pollution-cartel-probe A German court on Wednesday began hearing a lawsuit pitting Porsche SE, the majority shareholder in Volkswagen (VW), against angry investors who say they were told too late about the 'diesel emissions' cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20180913/court-hearing-against-vws-biggest-shareholder-porsche-se-begins Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:50:38 +0200 court-hearing-against-vws-biggest-shareholder-porsche-se-begins