The German transport ministry has ordered the KBA to examine emissions of VW unit and sports car maker Porsche, a ministry spokesman told a news agency following a critical media report.
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Monday, 12 June 2017
Friday, 9 June 2017
India: GM dealers may sue manufacturer in US
GM dealers in India, facing the cataclysmic event of the manufacturer's retreat from the market, are contemplating a class action in the US courts. They are aggrieved - of course! - that they are not being adequately compensated for the point of sale investments they made before GM decided to pull out.
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Just Auto
Thursday, 8 June 2017
Tesla direct sales banned in Louisiana
Louisiana is the latest state to ban Tesla's direct sales to consumers, according to Automotive News, while in Michigan the manufacturer has issued subpoenas in a legal action to challenge the state law which has the same effect.
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
US: Dieselgate monitor to take on more staff
Automotive News reports that the court-appointed monitor "may" be tripling the number of experts supervising the manufacturer. Perhaps this is the last area in which experts are still regarded as a good thing.
Friday, 2 June 2017
US: Toyota goes open-source for infotainment system
Automotive News reports that the Japanese manufacturer is using Linux-based open-source software for the infotainment system in its latest Camry model. The "flavour" of Linux involved has been developed by a consortium called Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) which aims to develop a software platform for connected cars.
US: Dieselgate class action against Daimler given green light
Not aggrieved owners this time: a class action brought by investors against Daimler and several senior executives can proceed following a decision by a Federal judge, according to Automotive News. And Bloomberg reports that Daimler has been looking for criminal defence lawyers to act for key executives in connection with the same matter.
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
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