VW Begins Next Round of Diesel Recalls in Germany

Volkswagen AG has begun to fix about 90,000 SEAT Exeo sedans and Audi A4 and A5 cars and Q5 crossovers in Germany that had been rigged to dodge exhaust emission laws.

Mitsubishi Test Cheating Includes Additional Models

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. says illegal procedures it used to hike the rated fuel economy of its most popular minicars were applied to others models too, The Nikkei reports.

Toyota to Resume Production in Japan Next Week

Toyota Motor Corp. says most of its assembly plants in Japan will resume output on April 25.

Report: VW May Offer to Buy Back 500,000 Cheater Diesels in U.S.

Volkswagen AG is expected to tell a federal judge on Thursday it will offer to buy back about 500,000 of its diesel-powered vehicles in the U.S. that were rigged to circumvent U.S. pollution standards, sources tell Reuters.

Citroen Readies Electric Sedan for China Market

PSA Peugeot Citroen and its Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor Group will unveil an all-electric version of the Citroen C-Elysee sedan next week at the Beijing auto show.

U.S. Justice Dept. Asks VW to Delay Diesel Cheating Report

The U.S. Dept. of Justice has asked Volkswagen AG not to release findings of an independent probe into the German carmaker's diesel emission cheating scandal.

Report: VW’s Diesel-Cheating Software Came from Audi

In 1999, Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit created but didn’t implement the software VW used six years later in 11 million vehicles to evade diesel emission laws, sources tell Handelsblatt.

Jaguar to Take Straight Approach to New Engines?

Jaguar Cars Ltd. may drop its lineup of 3.0-liter V-6 engines in favor of straight-six designs for both gasoline and diesel mills.

VW Used Code Words to Hide Cheating

Progress on probes into Volkswagen AG’s diesel emission cheating scandal is being slowed by reluctant witnesses, outdated VW computer systems and the cheaters’ use of code words to hide their activities, sources tell Bloomberg News.

Labor Chief Says VW Board Should Scrap Bonuses

Bernd Osterloh, who heads Volkswagen AG’s powerful works council, tells Handelsblatt the company’s management board members should cancel their bonuses entirely amid the company’s diesel emission cheating scandal.