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Martin Winterkorn, former CEO of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen, arrives for questioning at an investigation committee of the German federal parliament in Berlin, Germany, in January 2017.

Former Volkswagen CEO Indicted Over Emissions Testing Scandal

8:59am May 04, 2018

A U.S. grand jury has charged Martin Winterkorn, VW's former CEO and five other ex-executives on felony charges of conspiracy. In 2015, VW admitted installing cheat devices in its diesel vehicles.

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Reacquired Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars sit in a desert graveyard near Victorville, Calif., on Wednesday. Volkswagen AG has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000 vehicles, the automaker said in a recent court filing.

National

Why 300,000 Volkswagens Are Being Stored In These Massive Auto Boneyards

6:33pm March 29, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Dramatic photos show thousands of the cars awaiting their fate. Volkswagen says it has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back diesel cars in the U.S.

To meet EU air pollution targets, Germany may make public transit free in cities struggling with poor air quality. Here, a Munich traffic jam in 2007.

Could Free Transit Lure Germans From Their Cars?

9:39pm February 14, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The proposed no-fare program would begin in five cities, as Germany endeavors to meet EU air pollution targets. But similar plans haven't always worked as hoped.

Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt was sentenced to 7 years in prison for conspiring to evade U.S. clean air laws.

Senior Volkswagen Executive Sentenced In Diesel-Emissions Scandal

6:01pm December 06, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Oliver Schmidt admitted to conspiring to defraud the United States by misleading federal regulators about the emissions of diesel cars and violating clean air laws.

Mayor Anne Hidalgo has called for an end to gas-powered vehicles in Paris by 2030, in favor of biking, transit, and electric cars. Here, cyclists and pedestrians on the Champs- Élysées during the city's "day without cars" on Oct. 1.

Paris Mayor Plans To Eliminate All Non-Electric Cars By 2030

11:40pm October 12, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

"We are seeing a revolution in terms of mobility and on the issue of climate," said the city's deputy mayor. "We can't wait."

Unsold cars, used and new, are unloaded from tractor-trailers into a parking lot south of Madrid. It's one of the biggest sales areas for used cars and scrap metal near the Spanish capital. Vendors say they're anticipating difficulty selling diesel cars,

In Madrid, A Plan To Fight Pollution By Shifting Away From Diesel-Run Cars

5:14pm April 06, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Half of all cars in Europe run on diesel, compared to 3 percent in the U.S. But Madrid has vowed to ban diesel vehicles by 2025, to cut air pollution. Paris and Athens have made similar pledges.

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Kim Johnson of Ridgefield, Conn., says her 2014 Jetta lost more than $1,000 in value because, once fixed, it will no longer get the advertised mileage.

Economy

Emissions Scandal Is Hurting VW Owners Trying To Resell

11:59am October 26, 2015

by Charles Lane

As resale prices drop, the emissions cheating scandal costs customers who want to sell their Volkswagen diesels. "I think it's a tainted product now," says analyst Dave Galvin.

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