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Volkswagen submits an offer of €2.5 billion for French car rental firm Europcar. The deal, which would give Volkswagen 66% of Europcar's shares, has been accepted by the board but still needs to be accepted by regulators in France. Volkswagen previously owned Europcar and sold it to French investment firm Eurazeo for €3.3 billion in 2006.
2021-09-20

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges in a court filing that Volkswagen has "perpetrated a massive fraud" and repeatedly lied to U.S. investors in connection with diesel emissions.
2019-03-15

Litigants file a new wave of lawsuits against Volkswagen regarding its emissions scandal.
2016-09-21

U.K. transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin says Volkswagen has to start financially addressing this problem by compensating motorists with, the estimated total is £600m (US$925 million).
2015-10-30

Volkswagen says that 11 million vehicles could have suspect emission control software and it has set aside 6.5 billion euros ($7.2 billion US dollars) for possible fines, repairs, and litigation.
2015-09-22

Volkswagen halts sales of its 4-cylinder diesel vehicles in the United States following a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency citation that their cars violated U.S. emissions standards.
2015-09-20

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency orders Volkswagen to fix nearly 500,000 VW and Audi diesel cars from model years 2009-2015 that include software that circumvents EPA emissions standards. The company's illegal use of so-called "defeat devices" threaten public health, in some cases releasing 40 times the pollution standard of nitrogen oxide emissions. The company faces possible U.S. fines of up to $37,500 per vehicle for the violations which could total more than $18 billion.
2015-09-18

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

Volkswagen recalls 71000 2011 model Jetta sedans due to a wiring problem. [http:--www.detnews.com-article-20110328-AUTO01-103280394-1148-auto01-VW-recalls-71-000-’11-Jetta-models-over-wiring-problem ("Detroit News")]date=May 2020
2011-03-28

Volkswagen agrees on a new contract with the union IG Metall, including a 3.2 percent increase in base pay for its employees.
2011-02-8