Archives for September 2015

Tuesday morning car news roundup, September 22, 2015

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Diesel Debacle Central

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VW diesel debacle: Shenanigans in 11 million engines, stock crashes, WiKo in peril

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Volkswagen’s diesel debacle is going global. As expected yesterday, the defeat device is a worldwide problem, and not just the work of a rogue U.S. engineer. Volkswagen confirmed today that the software is in most of Volkswagen’s diesel engines, but that it usually is dormant. In 11 million cars with the EA 189 engine, the defeat device is very active. [ There is more … ]

VW’s Diesel Shenanigans: Bigger headaches yet to come

Winterkorn BJ3- Picture courtesy Bertel Schmitt

Volkswagen may have to pay an $18 billion fine for its emissions shenanigans, and a good chunk of the hypothetical punishment was already exerted. This morning, the Volkswagen share was down 22 percent, Volkswagen’s shareholders received a $14 billion haircut. The matter raises a few questions, like, what took the EPA so long? And, is this just the prelude to a nuclear meltdown of a few large EU car makers? And, of course: “Is Piech behind all that?” [ There is more … ]

Monday morning car news roundup, September 21, 2015

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Friday morning car news roundup, September 18, 2015

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Thursday morning car news roundup, September 17, 2015

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Wednesday morning car news roundup, September 16, 2015+

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Tuesday morning car news roundup, September 15, 2015

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