Author: Der Spiegel Online

“That’s a little number”

VW must pay because of the diesel affair a billion euros fine to Lower Saxony. But the country sits with two representatives in the supervisory board of the group. That would be strange, finds the economist Christian Strenger. Volkswagen logo on a VW Golf shines in front of the company’s headquarters Friday, 15.06.2018 19:01 clock… Continue reading “That’s a little number”

How Mercedes buyers come for damages

Saturday, 06/16/2018 11:40 clock Now it has that Daimler Group but still caught. More than 770,000 cars drive on Europe’s roads with software that shuts off exhaust gas treatment far too often. And in Germany the group must call back 240,000 of these cars in which this software is used. Even more: With his recall… Continue reading How Mercedes buyers come for damages

An incentive to fraud

In the diesel affair, the prosecution has imposed a bill worth billions against VW. But the fine is too low. It finally needs an effective corporate criminal law in Germany. VW plant in Wolfsburg Thursday, 14.06.2018 18:05 clock Volkswagen has to pay a billion euros fine, so at least headline a variety of newspapers and… Continue reading An incentive to fraud

Billions for VW leaves other plaintiffs hope

VW must pay a billion euro penalty in the exhaust gas scandal. The prosecution’s decision gives hope to the injured motorists and shareholders. The main consequences of the fine. New cars in the car towers at the VW plant in Wolfsburg Thursday, 14.06.2018 16:54 clock The prosecutor Brunswick has a fine in the diesel affair… Continue reading Billions for VW leaves other plaintiffs hope

Who is it after Stadler?

2006 The VW board decides to conquer the American market with the “Clean Diesel”. Autumn 2006 Engineers are pushing their limits when trying to tune the two-liter engine to meet stringent US emissions regulations. The colleagues from the software department should help. An internal dispute ensues because it is clear to all involved that it… Continue reading Who is it after Stadler?

Niedersachsen plans to use the VW billion

The billion has not yet been transferred, but Lower Saxony’s politicians are already discussing what should happen to the fine. The judiciary wants to invest in its own ranks, the Greens in the mobility turnaround. VW Golf in front of corporate headquarters Thursday, 14.06.2018 17:35 clock The billion-dollar fine imposed on Volkswagen in the diesel… Continue reading Niedersachsen plans to use the VW billion

Transport Minister Scheuer is to testify in VW process

The regional court in Stuttgart makes shareholders of VW and Porsche hope for damages – they could have been deceived earlier. In the procedure also Minister of Transport Scheuer is to be loaded as a witness. Andreas Scheuer (CSU) Thursday, 07.06.2018 18:02 clock Volkswagen and Porsche shareholders achieved a stage win in the diesel affair.… Continue reading Transport Minister Scheuer is to testify in VW process

Martin Winterkorn indicted in the United States

Martin Winterkorn is said to be complicit in the VW emissions scandal: At least that’s what the US Department of Justice sees it – and accuses the former Volkswagen boss of complicity. Ex-VW boss Martin Winterkorn Thursday, 03.05.2018 22:11 clock The US Department of Justice accused Volkswagens former CEO Martin Winterkorn the complicity in the… Continue reading Martin Winterkorn indicted in the United States

The legal fronts in the VW scandal

VW must pay a penalty of one billion euros because of the diesel affair. The legal processing will take but probably years. The overview. Volkswagen (icon) Wednesday, 13.06.2018 21:42 clock One billion euros fine – that’s the sum that the Prosecutor Braunschweig imposed because of the diesel scandal against Volkswagen Has. It is one of… Continue reading The legal fronts in the VW scandal