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Volkswagen boss apologises to America for cheating diesel emissions tests

2016-01-11 05:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Müller has apologized for cheating diesel car emissions tests on his first official US visit since the scandal broke in September. We know that we have let down customers, authorities, regulators and the general public here in America, the head of the German carmaker said at a media reception on the eve of the Detroit auto show. We are I am truly sorry for that and I would like to apologize once again for what went wrong at Volkswagen, he added,...

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Scandal-hit Volkswagen sees 2015 sales fall 2 percent

2016-01-08 20:20:53| Automakers - Topix.net

German automaker Volkswagen AG says global sales fell 2 percent last year as the company struggled to overcome a scandal over cars rigged to evade diesel emissions testing. Sales fell to 9.931 million vehicles from 10.14 million the year before.

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Volkswagen to unveil new SUV in electric-car push to win back U.S. buyers

2016-01-08 15:51:30| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

Volkswagen will unveil a battery-powered SUV at the Detroit auto show on Monday, according to company sources, part of a push into electric vehicles as it seeks to win back U.S. buyers following its emissions test cheating scandal. The car will be a plug-in hybrid version of the Tiguan, the German automaker's top-selling sport-utility vehicle , the two sources told Reuters on Friday.

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