Germany: Audi faces cheating accusations

According to Automotive News, Audi faces accusations of emissions cheating for the first time in its home country. The government says that the manufacturer cheated emissions tests with top-of-the-range models. Bild, the tabloid newspaper, has said that the government has detected illicit software and demanded the recall of diesel A8 and (apparently) A7 Sportback models to remove it. Following the accusations, prosecutors in Munich have widened their investigation of Audi to examine sales in Germany and elsewhere in Europe

China: Audi settle dispute with dealers

Automotive News reports that the German marque has settled a dispute with Chinese dealers. Audi sales had fallen after the dispute, about how cars made in conjunction with local  manufacturer SAIC, should be sold.