The German car manufacturer is expanding plans for electric car sales as it scrambles to meet tougher greenhouse emissions targets
The belt-tightening drive comes on top of a programme launched in 2017 that has already found €2.2-billion of savings
Tuesday’s fine comes on top of total costs in fines, buybacks and refits of more than 27 billion euros that Volkswagen has had to pay
Rupert Stadler was arrested in June a week after Munich police raided his home over charges of fraud
The court is examining whether the auto giant should have informed investors sooner about ‘defeat devices’ it built into 11 million cars worldwide
​The first major court case against Volkswagen over its cheating of emissions tests on 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide begins on Monday
Cars that are no longer able to meet emission standards are being exported to Africa
A day after prosecutors arrested Audi boss Rupert Stadler, the German carmaker announced that it had named a new interim chief
The plan will focus on: improving governance on climate change, curbing emissions and strengthening climate-related financial disclosures"
South Africans are interested in low fuel consumption and remain loyal to VW, whose cars top the best-seller list as its market share increases.
The drop comes after researchers found VW engineers gamed software to fool emissions tests – and meanwhile, US may see a record year for car sales.
Volkswagen’s sales continue to decline as federal authorities look deeper into the scandal surrounding its diesel-powered cars.
Volkswagen is sinking deeper into the biggest scandal in its history. Here is a timeline of key events in the scandal which exploded 10 days ago.
German auto giant Volkswagen revealed that 11-million of its diesel cars worldwide are equipped with devices that can cheat pollution tests.
<strong>Ray Leathern</strong> praises VW’s new Polo GTI as a victory of benevolent democracy over old-fashioned dictatorship.
Europe’s biggest car-maker, Volkswagen, said on Thursday it would expand its South African operations.
Sukasha Singh is pleasantly surprised by the Golf 6’s subtle agility.
Dakar Rally organisers remain optimistic amid a global economic downturn that has raised doubts about competitor turnout in 2010.
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/ 24 February 2009
South Africa’s trade and industry minister will meet car makers to discuss a rescue package to help limit job losses, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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/ 13 February 2009
European new cars sales fell 27% in January to the lowest level for 20 years, trade data showed on Friday.
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/ 11 February 2009
Finance minister Trevor Manuel outlined in his budget speech on Wednesday a multimillion-rand plan to assist the country’s struggling motor industry.
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/ 6 February 2009
The SA vehicle industry has approached the government for loans to help curb job losses as it struggles with a domestic and global economic downturn.
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/ 16 January 2009
Carlos Sainz crashed out of the Dakar on Thursday when his Volkswagen tumbled into a ravine and rolled over, robbing the rally champion of victory.
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/ 12 January 2009
China posted a sharp fall in 2008 car sales growth on Monday as makers worldwide grapple with slowing demand.
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/ 12 September 2008
Vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen SA is to start a process to cease sales of new SEAT vehicles in South Africa.
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/ 3 September 2008
Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour is threatening to sue the unknown writer of a letter allegedly sent to Parliament over his VW Touraeg.
While more hybrid cars become available across the globe, there are no immediate plans to add to South Africa’s hybrid range, writes Dillon Davie
Sukasha Singh is impressed by VW’s Tiguan range, but not by the fact that her own VW got lost in the company’s system.
Two people died and three were injured — two of them seriously — in a three-car pile-up on the N1 south near the Grasmere toll plaza on Saturday night. Netcare 911 has responded to more than 280 accidents on the country’s roads since the start of the Easter weekend, said spokesperson Nick Dollman.
Ten people were killed on Monday morning in an accident on the N3 highway near Pietermaritzburg, transport officials said. Rajen Chinnaboo, spokesperson for the KwaZulu-Natal transport department said the accident took place on the N3 Durban-bound highway before the Shongweni offramp at 7:30am.
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/ 23 January 2008
The Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (Cosatu) has been deeply saddened by the death of its former president, John Gomomo, it said on Wednesday. ”Gomomo died on Tuesday after a long and brave struggle against illness. We send our condolences to his family and share their grief at this sad time of loss,” said spokesperson Patrick Craven.
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/ 10 January 2008
India’s Tata Motors unveiled the world’s cheapest new car on Thursday, bringing car ownership closer for millions of poorer consumers in emerging markets but raising environmental concerns. The four-seater Nano, with an engine of 625cc, will have a dealer price of 100 000 rupees ( 500), about half the cost of the cheapest car on today’s market.