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German workers' union IG Metall announces they will go on extended strikes next week leading up to a fourth round of negotiations with Volkswagen.
2024-12-5

Workers of the German metalworkers' union IG Metall begin a labor strike after failed negotiations with Volkswagen following the closure of three automotive manufacturing plants.
2024-12-2

German metalworkers union IG Metall begins a labor strike over the working conditions and wages of 3.9 million workers in the country.
2024-10-29

Volkswagen is fined €1 billion by German prosecutors after cheating on diesel particulate emissions testing.
2018-06-13

Former Volkswagen engineer James Liang is sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Sean Cox to 40 months in prison and a $200,000 fine for his role in the decade-long scheme to cheat on federal emissions tests for diesel-powered cars sold in the United States. He is the first company employee sent to prison in the scandal.
2017-08-25

Volkswagen executives admit the diesel emissions cheating was the result of a collection of failures within the company, rather than just the actions of rogue engineers. In 2005, VW began working on software after they were unable to find an affordable technical solution to U.S. nitrogen oxide emissions standards.
2015-12-10

A robot kills a man, who was a contractor, at a Volkswagen production plant in Baunatal, Germany. Spokesman Heiko Hillwig said the 22-year-old victim was part of a team that was setting up the robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate. The death was preliminarily attributed to human error, rather than any issue with the robot itself; prosecutors are contemplating whether to charge anybody.
2015-06-29

Ferdinand Piëch, grandson of the inventor of the Volkswagen Beetle and chairman of Volkswagen for more than 20 years, steps down from that post under trade union pressure.
2015-04-25

Volkswagen's luxury brands Porsche, Audi and Bentley have each posted record sales for 2013.
2014-01-10

A New York state appeals court dismissed a lawsuit brought by several hedge funds against Porsche Automobil Holding, in a controversy that dates to the volatility of the stock price of Volkswagen in October 2008.
2012-12-27