DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen’s new chief executive plans to present remedies for fixing diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests when he meets with the top U.S. environmental regulator this week. CEO Matthias Mueller said that as of now VW has only given technical data to the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board. But he hopes to reach agreement with EPA …
(Los Angeles, CA) — California regulators said Tuesday they have rejected Volkswagen’s recall plan for some of its most popular diesel models, including the Passat and the Jetta, that used software to intentionally deceive government emissions tests. The California Air Resources Board said the recall plan was unacceptable for a variety of reasons, including that it did not adequately identify …
It hasn’t been a “New year, new me” kind of 2016 for Volkswagen so far. Following the company’s admission last September that it installed “defeat devices” on 11 million diesel-powered cars across the world to cheat emissions tests, things have gone from bad to worse. The German automaker faces dozens of lawsuits.
Culture is a powerful force that can cause people to make decisions that aren’t in their companies’ best interests. And when the status quo doesn’t allow for honest internal communication, businesses can end up facing disaster. Consider what happened with Volkswagen’s “no-failure” culture and its emissions-test scandal.
Embattled automaker Volkswagen has developed a catalytic converter that could be fitted to around 430,000 cars with the first generation of the EA 189 diesel engine, allowing them to pass US emissions tests, German newspaper “Bild am Sonntag” said Sunday. The paper did not provide any information on its sources, but a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that VW’s proposal included a …
TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen’s new chief executive plans to present remedies for fixing diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests when he meets with the top U.S. environmental regulator this week. CEO Matthias Mueller said that as of now VW has only given technical data to the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board. But he hopes to …
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen’s new chief executive plans to present remedies for fixing diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests when he meets with the top U.S. environmental regulator this week. CEO Matthias Mueller said that as of now VW has only given technical data to the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board. But he hopes to reach agreement with EPA …