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- Germany orders recall of 2.4 million Volkswagen cars – Reuters: Company sources told Reuters on Wednesday the premium Audi division, which generates about 40 percent of group profit, was also working on…
- VW Faces Mandatory Recall in Germany Over Diesel Cheating – Bloomberg: The KBA demanded the recall after reviewing proposals Volkswagen filed last week to fix cars fitted with software designed to cheat on pollution tests.
- Germany rallies around Volkswagen in diesel emissions scandal – Reuters: As a diesel emissions scandal grips … to promise to stand by the auto sector, which provides one in seven German jobs.
- VW emissions scandal: no mandatory recall for the UK – Autocar: The UK’s Department for Transport confirms vehicles affected by VW’s emissions scandal in this country won’t be subject to a mandatory recall
- Germany could scrap tax breaks for diesel cars, minister says – Reuters: “That’s an idea we should consider,” Hendricks told ZDF television, adding that the government could also increase taxes for cars with relatively high…
- German minister says higher diesel taxes not on agenda – Reuters: German Environment Minister Barbara … Hendricks told ZDF Berlin was still aiming to get one million electric cars on…
- VW working on fix for scandal-hit British cars – UK boss – Reuters: LONDON Oct 15 Volkswagen’s boss in Britain said the company’s engineers were working to find a way to fix the brand’s British models that contain…
- Volkswagen UK boss promises to do the right thing over emissions rigging scandal – Guardian: Paul Willis, managing director of Volkswagen Group UK, leaves Portcullis House after a select committee hearing into the diesel emissions scandal.
- EU Expected to Rule That Starbucks, Fiat Benefited from Illegal Tax Deals Next Week – WSJ: It isn’t yet clear whether Fiat and Starbucks will be asked to pay back taxes that the EU deems they should have paid in the past. If so, the demands…
- 2015 Ferrari F12tdf revealed with 770bhp – plus new video – Autocar: Ferrari’s new F12 special edition pays homage to the Tour de France road races, and just 799 examples will be built This is the FerrariF12tdf,a faster, lighter and more powerful special edition of the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta.
- Sales of BYD alternative energy vehicles reach more than 6000 in September – Automotive News: Gasgoo.com (Shanghai October15th) BYD Automotive said it has a large increase of sales for alternative energy vehicles in September, which is…
- London Mayor to Cities Resisting Uber: Toothpaste Out of Tube – Bloomberg: San Francisco-based Uber has had cars seized in Jakarta, offices raided in … with the app no longer displaying the locations of the nearest vehicles. … a gain of 4 percent on average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
- Volvo Cars Goes Electric With All Models Getting Plug-In Option – Bloomberg: Volvo Car Group is developing its first all-electric car and broadening its range of … “We believe that the time has come for electrified cars to cease being a … a gain of 4 percent on average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
- Toyota China Venture Sells 400 Camrys to Beijing Taxi Operator – Bloomberg: Toyota Motor Corp.’s joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. delivered 400 hybrid Camry cars to a Beijing cab company in one of the…
- French factory confronts the 35-hour week – FT: A push to extend the 35-hour week at Daimler’s car factory in Hambach has soured after two union representatives said they would block the plan…
- Volvo’s Tesla rival to spearhead electrified future – Autocar: Swedish firm confirms plan to launch a full-electric mid-sized car with 325-mile range by 2019 – and to sell plug-in versions of all models Volvowill launch amid-size battery-electric car with a range of around 325 miles by 2019.
- Germany to Force Recall of Affected VW Cars: Bild – Bloomberg: George Magnus, senior economic adviser at UBS Group, and Bloomberg’s Hans Nichols discuss Volkswagen’s emission scandal and Germany…
- VW customers demand answers and compensation over emissions scandal – Guardian: Nine out of 10 Volkswagen drivers in Britain affected by the diesel emissions scandal believe they should receive compensation, increasing the…