The Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, US was the place where Monster Truck aka Bigfoot made its debut. Today the stadium is permanently closed and abandoned, there isn’t a single person in sight, but the massive parking lot surrounding the stadium is full of cars. Why? That’s because the vast empty space …
Read More »New emission cheating device reportedly found in auto transmission Audi
While Volkswagen Group‘s sales may seem to have escaped the dredge of the Dieselgate, the saga is apparently far from over, as the latest report found another emission cheating device in a petrol-engine Audi. According to German newspaper, Bild am Sonntag, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has discovered a …
Read More »Audi will stop engineering its own platforms due to Dieselgate – report
It seems Audi will feel the effects of Volkswagen’s ‘dieselgate’ scandal as it is forced to slash costs following the group’s massive financial losses. In an interview with German business magazine, Der Spiegel, Audi boss Rupert Stadler revealed the German marque won’t be engineering its own platforms going forward. At …
Read More »“Fraud Of The Century”: Steve Kalafer’s upcoming dieselgate documentary
Three time Oscar nominee, Steve Kalafer is hard at work on his latest film: “Backfire: The VW Fraud of the Century“. The documentary exposes Volkswagen and aims to find the truth behind the automakers scandalous diesel emissions fraud. Besides his successful career as a producer, the 66-year old is also …
Read More »Volkswagen sued over misleading ‘Clean Diesel’ Ad
Volkswagen has been dealt with yet another blow over their Dieselgate debacle. Just as news of their deceit and betrayal started to blow over, the US Federal Trade Commission reignite the fire, filing suit against the automaker over false advertising. Specifically, the lawsuit targets Volkswagen over their ‘Clean Diesel’ advertising …
Read More »Volkswagen diesel scandal: 4,300 fixed, 8 million to go
Things haven’t been going all that well for Volkswagen lately; after having been caught cheating on emissions testing, the Automaker has been under enormous pressure to release a viable fix that will bring their Diesel Engines inline with regulations. Their latest campaign is now underway and it has been reported …
Read More »Dieselgate update: 3.0-Litre engine fix submitted for approval
After 4 months of talks and negotiations, Volkswagen’s cheating 3.0-liter V6 diesel engines are finally being addressed. Audi spokesman, Mark Clothier said: “We are fully cooperating with the U.S. authorities to make our V6 3.0L (diesel) engine compliant with regulations. After meetings between EPA and (California) and our technicians, we …
Read More »VW’s diesel emissions fix rejected by EPA
Volkswagen’s latest emissions fix has been rejected by both the Californian Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In a statement by the EPA, the decision to reject came down to incomplete and un-approvable recall strategy’s that will fail to “bring the vehicles into compliance and reduce …
Read More »Despite Dieselgate woes, VW remains 2nd largest manufacturer
Despite the damaging press, mountain of lawsuits and substantial loss in revenue; Volkswagen have still managed to retain their position as the world’s second largest manufacturer behind Toyota. 2015 sales topped 9.93 million vehicles, which is only slightly lower than the 10.1 million sold during 2014. Despite slightly lower sales VW …
Read More »VW to sell Bentley, Lamborghini or Ducati to fund Dieselgate loans
The Dieselgate scandal is taking its toll on the Volkswagen Group; the German car maker is struggling to get its finances in order and will likely have to sell some of its assets in order to repay the €21.1 billion credit loan it took out. News site Reuters, reports that …
Read More »Volkswagen V6 TDI also has ‘defeat device’ installed – says EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Volkswagen Group’s 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel engine is also equipped with an offending ‘defeat device’. The violation now involves one more brand from the Volkswagen Group – Porsche – as the V6 TDI engine is also found under the Porsche Cayenne, along with the …
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