US environmental regulators have said Volkswagen used devices to cheat air pollution tests in luxury diesel vehicles. The Environmental Protection Agency said it is now looking at 3-litre V6 diesel engines used mostly in larger, more expensive models like the Porsche Cayenne sport utility vehicle in addition to engines on Jettas, Passats and other mass-market models whose test-deceiving software were initially targeted by the agency in mid-September. Volkswagen in a response last night took issue…

Brussels, 30 October 2015 – Following Wednesday’s meeting between the European Commission’s regulatory committee and member states, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) fully understands the need for step 1 of real driving emissions (RDE) testing to commence from September 2017 for new vehicle types, and has always been committed to this. On Wednesday, member states voted in favour of a tough compromise text on RDE with testing standards that will be extremely difficult for…

Volkswagen today posted its first quarterly loss in at least 15 years, hit by costs related to its rigging of diesel emissions tests, and lowered its profit outlook. The German group reported a third-quarter operating loss of €3.48 billion, in line with a €3.47 billion loss forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts. VW set aside €6.7 billion in the July-September period to cover costs related to the manipulations affecting 11 million cars globally, up…

Volkswagen AG said its current-generation diesel engine doesn’t have software designed to cheat on emissions tests, meaning its global recall of as many as 11 million cars won’t need to be even bigger. Diesel cars with EA 288 motors meet legal and environmental requirements, the Wolfsburg, Germany-based company said Thursday in an e-mailed statement. The EA 288 replaced the EA 189 class of engines implicated in the emissions scandal. Volkswagen had said earlier Thursday that…

Brussels, 12 October 2015 – Following the 6 October meeting of the European Commission’s regulatory committee (TCMV) with the member states, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) understands that the European Commission has come forward with a proposal for some of the essential elements needed for legislation on real driving emissions (RDE). The automobile industry agrees with the need for emissions to more closely reflect real-world conditions, and has been calling for proposals for years….

Here is the latest news direct from Volkswagen at the end of the week when the biggest crisis for the company has exposed it to overwhelming criticism and great uncertainty about the real size of the problem globally. Their breeches of compliance and governance standards will make the news for some time yet and the possibility of this issue being an issue with other brands is a real possibility. As you will see below, Volkswagen has…

The British Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “The government takes the unacceptable actions of VW extremely seriously. My priority is to protect the public as we go through the process of investigating what went wrong and what we can do to stop it happening again in the future. “We have called on the EU to conduct a Europe wide investigation into whether there is evidence that cars here have been fitted with defeat devices. “In the meantime we are taking robust…