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EEX Group published the key figures of December 2016
January 4th, 2017
EEX Group provides the central market platform for energy and commodity products. The offering of the group comprises contracts listed at the European Energy Exchange (EEX), EPEX SPOT, Powernext, Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX), Gaspoint Nordic and Power Exchange Central Europe ...
First legal test case against Volkswagen raising pressure to compensate customers in Europe
January 4th, 2017
German consumer rights champion myRight filed the first legal test case against Volkswagen in Germany on Tuesday (3 January), raising pressure on the carmaker to compensate customers in Europe over the emissions scandal. Europe’s largest automaker has pledged billions ...
VW Buys Mobile-Payment Provider PayByPhone for Parking Services
December 29th, 2016
Move follows establishment of carmaker’s Moia mobility brand Deal adds to purchase of Sunhill Technologies last year Volkswagen AG bought North American parking-payment operator PayByPhone in the latest move by Europe’s biggest carmaker to expand from manufacturing into mobility ...
Volkswagen reaches compensation deal with 80,000 US owners
December 23rd, 2016
A federal judge said on Thursday that Volkswagen has reached an agreement in principle to provide “substantial compensation” to the owners of about 80,000 3.0 liter polluting diesel vehicles, a key hurdle to resolve the German automaker’s emissions scandal. ...
European Commission is pursuing legal action against 7 Member States
December 9th, 2016
European Commission is pursuing legal action against 7 Member States for violating car emissions legislation The European Commission is today acting against 7 Member States on the grounds that they have failed to fulfil their obligations under EU vehicle ...
VW Said to Cut 23,000 Jobs, Save $3.9 Billion With Labor Pact
November 18th, 2016
Savings deal aimed at boosting the VW brand’s margin to 4% Volkswagen agrees to refrain from forced layoffs until 2025 Volkswagen AG reached a landmark agreement with workers to cut as many as 30,000 jobs globally and save 3.7 ...
Germany and the European Commission rejected calls to impose taxes on imports from USA
November 15th, 2016
Germany and the European Commission rejected on Monday (14 November) calls by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to impose taxes on imports from the United States if President-elect Donald Trump quits a global agreement for fighting climate change. Trump, ...
VW, Audi Confirm Investigation Into Carbon Dioxide Levels in Some Audi Cars
November 14th, 2016
Volkswagen AG and its Audi AG luxury unit on Saturday confirmed that U.S. and European investigators are looking into fresh irregularities related to carbon dioxide emissions levels in certain Audi automatic-transmission vehicles. Volkswagen said it was in talks with U.S. and European regulators over ...
40% beef tax suggested to pay for climate damage
November 11th, 2016
Global taxes have been suggested for beef and dairy products to pay for climate damage caused during their production. The University of Oxford study argues emissions pricing on food could avert more pollution than generated by the aviation industry, ...
VW Says Its Diesel Cheat Software Is Legal in Europe
November 5th, 2016
It’s the very technology which led it to incur up to $16.5 billion in U.S. settlement costs. Volkswagen said the software allowing its diesel vehicles to evade emissions rules does not violate European law, as the carmaker aims to ...
