https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French prosecutors have opened a serious fraud investigation into Volkswagen over devices the German automaker fitted into cars to cheat emissions tests, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160309/france-launches-fraud-probe-into-volkswagen Wed, 09 Mar 2016 09:12:47 +0100 france-launches-fraud-probe-into-volkswagen Police have raided Volkswagen's French headquarters over an investigation into the massive pollution-cheating scandal that has engulfed the German auto giant, a judicial source said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151018/police-raid-volkswagens-french-headquarters Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:21:46 +0200 police-raid-volkswagens-french-headquarters Paris prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into possible fraud over the pollution-cheating software installed in diesel engines by German auto giant Volkswagen, a judicial source told AFP on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151002/france-probe-volkswagen-over-possible-fraud Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:52:19 +0200 france-probe-volkswagen-over-possible-fraud Volkswagen has said that there are nearly 1 million vehicles in France that are fitted with emission cheating devices. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150930/volkswagen-france-has-1-million-cheating-vehicles Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:45:12 +0200 volkswagen-france-has-1-million-cheating-vehicles Update: France's Environment Minister Segolene Royal on Tuesday announced an "in-depth" investigation after Volkswagen admitted millions of cars were fitted with software that secretly thwarts pollution tests in the US. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150922/vw-scandal-french-minister-calls-for-europ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 11:23:58 +0200 vw-scandal-french-minister-calls-for-europ