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 News Hour 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 News Hour 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
Sep 22 Watch 54:34 PBS NewsHour full episode September 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Volkswagen admits to rigging at least 11 million cars to pass emission tests. Also: the painful legacy of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the future of women in America’s armed forces, why girls still struggle… Continue watching
Dec 09 UAW wins major victory in unionizing Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga By Shehryar Nabi On Monday, Volkswagen certified the Union of Automobile Workers (UAW) as the sole representative of members of Local 42, a branch of UAW representing factory workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The decision came after an independent audit tallied over 50… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch What do unions offer American workers today? By PBS News Hour Jeffrey Brown gets debate from Linda Chavez of the Center for Equal Opportunity and Kate Bronfenbrenner of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University on the significance of Volkswagen auto workers in Tennessee rejecting UAW membership and… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch What does the VW union failure mean for the future of U.S. organized labor? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 15 What We're Watching Saturday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from Chattanooga to Lebanon. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch Detroit Carmakers Look to Expand Reach Across Globe Gwen Ifill looks at how Detroit's "Big Three" carmakers plan to expand into markets such as China. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Automobile Industry on the Road to Recovery? In Detroit, automakers hope to lure customers back into showrooms with new models and better financing options. Are consumers ready?… Continue watching