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New VW boss vows reform, 'not revolution' to overcome diesel scandal

Volkswagen'snewchiefvowedFridaytopushonwithreformandculturalchangetosteertheGermanautogiantoutofthecloudofthe"dieselgate"scandalandintoafutureofelectriccarsands

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Diesel use in India set for record in 2018

DemandfordieselinIndiaissettohitarecordin2018asthegovernmenttargetsmassiveinfrastructurespendinginthefiscalyearthatstartsApril1,withPrimeMinisterNarendraModisee

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Dirty diesel's NO2 killed 6,000 Germans in 2014: official report

Nitrogendioxideemissionsmainlyproducedbydieselcarsledto6,000prematuredeathsinGermanyin2014,anofficialreportshowedThursday,inanewpunchagainsttheautomobilesector.

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German court rules in favor of city bans on diesel cars

AtopGermancourtruledonTuesdayinfavorofallowingmajorcitiestobanheavilypollutingdieselcars,amovelikelytohitthevalueof12millionvehiclesinEurope’slargestcarmarketan

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German court could open way to bans on diesel cars

OneofGermany'stopcourtswilldecideThursdaywhethersomedieselvehiclescanbebannedfrompartsofcitieslikeStuttgartandDuesseldorftoreduceairpollution,apossiblelandmarkj

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German shock at car exhaust tests on humans and monkeys

TheGermangovernmenthasdenouncedexperimentsfundedbyGermancarmakersinwhichhumansandmonkeysreportedlyinhaleddieselexhaustfumes.Germanmediasaythehealthimpactresearc

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French gov't launches action plan on impact of falling diesel cars' sale

FrenchEconomyMinisterBrunoLeMaireanddomesticautomakersonThursdayagreedonanactionplantoovercomeeventualimpactofslidingsalesofdieselcars,theministrysaid."Facingth

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Former Volkswagen executive sentenced to 7 years for emissions cheating

AformerVolkswagenexecutivewassentencedonWednesdaytosevenyearsinprisonandfined400,000U.S.dollarsforhisroleinemissionsfraud.AU.S.DistrictCourtinDetroit,MichiganSt

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Exxon sends fuel shipment to Mexico's newly free market

ExxonMobil,world'slargestoilandgascompany,senttwocargoesofdieselandgasolineWednesdaytotheneighboringMexico'snewlyfreedmarkets.Thecompanysent120,000barrelofdiese

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New antitrust raids hit German car manufacturers

OneofthemostimportantareasintheGermaneconomywasdealtablowonMondayasEUantitrustregulatorsraidedseveralautomobilemanufacturers,addingtothestringofscandalsthathave

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Oxford to become first UK city to ban petrol and diesel cars from center

TheuniversitycityofOxfordhasunveiledplanstobanpetrolanddieselcarsfromitscenteraspartofthemostradicalsetofproposalssofarinBritaintocurbpollution.WhilstLondonisro

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Study: 4,500 deaths a year from high Europe diesel emissions

Researcherssaytherehavebeenmorethan4,500prematuredeathsannuallyinEuropebecausedieselcarsemittedhigherlevelsofpollutionthanclaimed.ThestudycomestwoyearsafterVolk

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Diesel gets cold shoulder as German car sales rise

SalesofnewcarsinGermanyroseinAugust,officialfiguresshowedMonday,butuncertaintyoverthefutureofdieselsawregistrationsofvehiclespoweredbythefuelcontinuetoslide.The

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Merkel faces toxic diesel issue at air quality meet

Threeweeksbeforeelections,ChancellorAngelaMerkelwillMondayfacethetoxic"dieselgate"scandalwhichpitstheinterestsofGermany'spowerfulautosectoragainstpublichealthfe

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BMW urges foreign carmakers to pay into German transport fund: FAS

ForeigncarmakersshouldcontributetoaproposedGermanfundsetuptoimproveurbantransportinfrastructure,BMWCEOHaraldKruegerhassaid,justdaysafteradealwasreachedtocutpoll

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Germany orders recall of 22,000 Porsche Cayennes with illegal emissions software

Federal Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said here Thursday that an illegal emissions software had been detected in the 3-litre TDI diesel Cayenne and, as such, he had ordered 22,000 vehicles to be recalled across Europe.

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Petrol and diesel cars banned from UK roads by 2040

Dieseldriversoncongestedhighwaysaretofacenewpollutiontaxesfrom2020-astheGovernmentsignalstheendoftheroadfordieselandpetrolcarsby2040.Anewairqualitystrategytobeu