Oct 19 Watch 6:40 Volkswagen owners left in limbo after emissions revelations By PBS NewsHour Last month, some 500,000 U.S. owners of Volkswagen and Audi's so-called "clean diesel" cars learned they had been duped. Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against the company and more are likely as states, car dealers and consumers grapple with… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 54:14 PBS NewsHour full episode October 19, 2015 By PBS NewsHour Monday on the NewsHour, Slovenia reopens its border to migrants. Also: More Mideast unrest as Secretary of State John Kerry calls for peace, awaiting decisions from Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, VW owners left in limbo after the emissions… Continue watching
Oct 14 Volkswagen discloses new software affecting emissions tests in 2016 diesel models By Michael Biesecker and Tom Krishner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during government tests. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: Congress chastises Volkswagen for emissions cheating By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, Congress went after automaker Volkswagen over the way it rigged diesel models to cheat on emissions tests. Also, Russia fired more cruise missiles into Syria, while denying several U.S. reports that several missiles crashed in… Continue watching
Oct 07 Lacking political clout in D.C., Volkswagen braces for Congress By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For the first time, Volkswagen Group of America President and CEO Michael Horn will appear before a congressional investigative committee this week. He, and the company, will bring little Washington political clout to the table. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 4:32 How Volkswagen got caught cheating By PBS NewsHour How did Volkswagen get caught rigging the emissions software of its diesel vehicles? William Brangham talks with John German of the International Council on Clean Transportation, one of the engineers who helped catch the automaker. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 55:02 PBS NewsHour full episode September 29, 2015 By PBS NewsHour Tuesday on the NewsHour, more than 60 nations commit to taking down the Islamic State. Also: How Russia will affect the war in Syria, how the Volkswagen scandal that led to a massive recall all began, what’s driving the high… Continue watching
Sep 27 Volkswagen’s legal trouble mounts in emissions scandal By Associated Press Legal experts say the German automaker is likely to face significant legal problems, including potential criminal charges, arising from its admission that 11 million of its diesel vehicles sold worldwide contained software specifically designed to help cheat emissions tests. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Volkswagen CEO steps down amid rigging scandal By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced his resignation in the wake of a scandal over diesel cars that were rigged to pass pollution tests, but denied personal wrongdoing. Also, imprisoned Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 7:07 Volkswagen comes clean on emissions cheating By PBS NewsHour German automaker Volkswagen has revealed that as many as 11 million of its diesel-powered cars worldwide could be affected by software designed to dupe emissions tests. The software, which only switches on during emissions tests, leaves the cars emitting up… Continue watching