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26 Dec 2016

BMW to recall about 200,000 cars in China because of flawed airbags

In the latest, BMW, the popular German carmakers will recall nearly 200,000 vehicles because of flawed airbags, according to the country`s quality regulator and the company.

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18 Nov 2016

Volkswagen to cut 30,000 jobs in huge post-dieselgate revamp

The deal, agreed with labour representatives after months of tortuous negotiations, will lead to annual savings of 3.7 billion euros ($3.9 billion) by 2020, VW brand chief Herbert Diess announced.

22 Aug 2016

Volkswagen cuts 28,000 workers' hours over supply woes

German auto giant Volkswagen said on Monday it would halt production at six plants for several days as a legal dispute with two key suppliers deepened.

German carmaker

27 May 2016

BMW recalls 120,000 cars over Takata air bags

German carmaker BMW is recalling 120,000 cars in the United States for defective Takata air bags, German paper Bild reported on its website on Friday.

09 Mar 2016

German, French prosecutors widen net in VW emissions probe

VW, which until recently had ambitions to become the world's biggest carmaker, is battling to resolve its deepest- ever crisis sparked by revelations that it installed emissions-cheating software into 11 million diesel engines worldwide

20 Oct 2015

South Korea to sue VW in US over emissions scandal

Owners of Volkswagen (VW) cars in South Korea plan to file a lawsuit in the US against the German carmaker over its emission rigging scandal, their lawyer said on Tuesday.

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07 Oct 2015

Mercedes-Benz India sales up 34% in Jan-Sep period

German luxury car maker Mercedes- Benz on Wednesday reported 34 per cent increase in sales in India during the January-September period at 10,079 units.

06 Oct 2015

Volkswagen car sales in South Korea decline

The sales of the world's largest carmaker Volkswagen slipped in South Korea in September. Last month the reputation of the German automaker was dented on emission cheating scandal, data an industry data showed on Tuesday

30 Sep 2015

Volkswagen steams ahead with recall plan, hunts for culprits in pollution scam

German auto giant Volkswagen on Wednesday shifted up a gear in its plans to recall the millions of cars fitted with pollution-cheating software as it stepped up efforts to find the masterminds behind the scam.

28 Sep 2015

BMW launches two new models in India

Volkswagen boss

28 Sep 2015

Former VW boss Winterkorn investigated for fraud

German prosecutors launched an investigation on Monday into former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn over the rigging of vehicle emissions tests, as the carmaker suspended three top engineers in an attempt to tackle the crisis.

27 Sep 2015

Volkswagen staff, supplier warned of emissions test cheating years ago: Reports

Volkswagen`s own staff and one of its suppliers warned years ago about software designed to thwart emissions tests, two German newspapers reported on Sunday, as the automaker tries to uncover how long its executives knew about the cheating.

26 Sep 2015

VW scandal exposes cozy ties between industry and Berlin

Angela Merkel learned early in her political career that taking on the German car industry carries risks.

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25 Sep 2015

Volkswagen pollution scandal backfires on diesel

German giant Volkswagen`s worldwide pollution cheating scandal threatens to backfire on diesel, the fuel that powers most cars in Europe and is defended by manufacturers as a vital means to curb global warming.

21 Sep 2015

US expands Volkswagen pollution-skirting probe to other carmakers

The US government has expanded its investigation of pollution-skirting devices in diesel vehicles to other manufacturers after Volkswagen admitted it used them to thwart US environmental standards.

15 Sep 2015

Mercedes eyes driverless on-demand limousine service as potential market

Daimler already has car2go, its own car-sharing service which allows subscribers to locate and rent a nearby vehicle from a fleet of Daimler-owned vehicles using a smartphone.

30 Aug 2015

Audi to drive into smaller cities for expansion in India

Apart from bringing in new models, the company is also preparing to expand its used car business under Audi Approved Plus with plans to take the total number of outlets to 10 in the next 12 months from three at present.

13 May 2015

BMW one big, happy family as squabbles damage rival Volkswagen

The comments from Stefan Quandt, whose family controls a stake of almost 47 percent in the Bavarian carmaker, highlight the contrasting fortunes at two of Germany`s most influential companies.

15 Mar 2015

Focusing on long term sustainability in India: Audi

Having achieved leadership position in the Indian luxury vehicles segment, German auto major Audi is focusing on long-term sustainability of its business while maintaining the top slot.

German carmaker

11 Sep 2014

Opel to launch new compact car next year

Opel aims to return to profit by 2016 at the latest.

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