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September 27, 2016

Diesels take back seat, electrics up front at Paris car show

Carmakers are finding the Paris auto show , held in a city whose mayor wants to ban diesels to reduce pollution, to be a fine ...

September 21, 2016

A look at Volkswagen's 1-year-old emissions scandal

Here is a timeline of the emissions scandal that has dogged automaker Volkswagen for the past year. ___ 2015 Sept. 18: The U.

September 13, 2016

China's electric vehicle industry shaken by scandal

China's booming electric vehicle industry, a flagship for Beijing's technology ambitions, has been rocked by scandal after ...

September 08, 2016

Vermont sues Volkswagen over emissions-rigging scandal

Vermont sued Volkswagen and its affiliates Thursday, saying the automaker's diesel emissions-rigging scheme violated the ...

September 07, 2016

Volkswagen, China's JAC in talks to make electric cars

German automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday it is in talks about forming a joint venture to develop electric vehicles with ...

September 01, 2016

Labor board orders Volkswagen to begin bargaining with UAW

The National Labor Relations Board is ordering Volkswagen to engage in bargaining with a group of skilled-trades workers who ...

August 31, 2016

Volkswagen stakes hopes of US sales revival on new SUV

Volkswagen's new SUV comes with a feature that automatically controls braking to each wheel as the seven-seater descends on ...

August 26, 2016

VW: employee chief floats idea of taking stakes in suppliers

Volkswagen's employee council chief is suggesting that the automaker consider taking stakes in suppliers after a dispute ...

August 23, 2016

VW says it's reached agreement to resolve supplier dispute

Volkswagen says it has reached an agreement with two suppliers in a dispute that forced the company to suspend production of ...

August 13, 2016

Germany's Merkel to hold integration summit with business

Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling together top German companies for meetings on how the country can best integrate last ...

August 12, 2016

Chinese auto sales accelerate in July

China's auto sales growth accelerated in July, an industry group said Friday, while General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co.

August 08, 2016

Investor suits against Volkswagen move ahead in Germany

Investor lawsuits claiming up to 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) in damages against Volkswagen over its diesel emissions ...

August 04, 2016

Toyota reports 14.5 pct drop in profit on yen, sales fall

Toyota Motor Corp. reported Thursday a 14.5 percent drop in profit for the fiscal first quarter as sales fell and a strong ...

August 02, 2016

South Korea fines, halts sales of VW cars for forged tests

South Korea has fined Volkswagen 17.8 billion won ($16 million) and suspended sales of 80 VW models, alleging the German ...

July 28, 2016

VW sees second quarter profit halved after emissions scandal

Volkswagen says second-quarter profits fell by more than half compared with the same period last year, before the company was ...

July 26, 2016

The Latest: Judge gives early OK to Volkswagen settlement

The Latest on the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal (all times local): 10 a.m. A federal judge in San Francisco has ...

July 26, 2016

Key numbers in the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal

Some key numbers related to Volkswagen's admission that it programmed diesel cars to cheat on emissions tests: — 475,000: ...

July 20, 2016

Volkswagen shares soar after buoyant earnings update

Volkswagen shares soared Wednesday after the German car giant revealed that its first-half earnings before charges related ...

July 20, 2016

Global stocks resilient amid solid corporate earnings

Stock markets around the world were proving resilient on Wednesday in the face of a fairly gloomy economic outlook from the ...