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VW Will Appeal Upcoming Union Vote by Skilled-Trades Workers
Volkswagen AG says it will appeal a vote later this week by 165 skilled-trades workers at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., to join the United Auto Workers union.
VW Will Recall Nearly 324,000 Diesels in India
Volkswagen AG plans to recall 323,700 of its diesel-powered Audi, Skoda and VW brand vehicles in India to replace software that had been installed to cheat emission tests.
Green Acres and Autonomy
Chances are, when you think “autonomous vehicles,” you think along the lines of this: the Google car.
Beijing Vows Drastic Air Quality Standards by 2017
Beijing’s environmental protection office says it intends to impose the world’s toughest air quality standards—including measures to phase in reductions of as much as 50% for allowable vehicle emissions—within two years.
U.S., VW Want Diesel-Related Civil Lawsuits Consolidated in Detroit
The U.S. Dept. of Justice and Volkswagen AG have asked that some 350 civil lawsuits accusing VW of defrauding owners of its diesel-powered car be consolidated in a federal court in Detroit.
VW Will Recall Nearly 2.5 Million Diesels in Germany
Volkswagen AG plans to call back almost 2.5 million diesel-powered vehicles in Germany to replace illegal software that was designed to evade emission standards, according to Die Welt.
Lear Buys Second Telematics Supplier
Interiors giant Lear Corp. has acquired Arada Systems, a Troy, Mich.-based company that provides vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication systems.
VW and CAE
In case you’re wondering what Volkswagen has come up with to address the emissions issues with its 1.6-liter EA 189 diesel engines, at least for non-U.S. markets (this has been presented to the German Federal Motor Transport Authority, which has ratified the approach), here is the physical part of the fix: That’s a “flow straightener” or “flow transformer.” It is positioned directly in front of the air mass sensor.
VW Predicts Diesel Fixes Won’t Hurt Performance
Volkswagen AG expects the relatively simple fixes it proposes for its 1.6- and 2.0-liter diesels will bring the engines into compliance with German emission standards without hurting power, fuel efficiency or performance.
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Lighten Up
This is the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster: We’re running that picture not only because it is. . . well just look at it.