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'Clean Diesel' Is Dead Forever: Bob Lutz On VW's Culture Of Fear

2015-11-06 22:21:04| Automakers - Topix.net

Former General Motors product czar Bob Lutz has never been shy about sharing his opinions on the industry he's worked in for decades. So it's not surprising that he has a few thoughts on one of the biggest news stories of the past month.

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VWs six-cylinder diesel engines now implicated in companys cheating scandal

2015-11-03 20:22:54| Extremetech

The EPA has stated that tests show VW's 6-cylinder vehicles are also cheating on emissions tests; VW denies the allegations.

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Used-car shoppers are still buying VW's dirty diesels

2015-10-11 07:56:16| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

Car dealers predictably steered clear of Volkswagen's dirty diesels after the company admitted to equipping its cars to cheat emissions tests. At auction, values for the 500,000 or so affected cars in the United States fell between 8 percent and 14.5 percent after the Volkswagen announcement in mid-September, according to new data from Kelley Blue Book.

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Europe: VW's competitors could suffer even more from "dieselgate"

2015-10-06 08:55:57| Automakers - Topix.net

Volkswagen AG is the largest European carmaker and the biggest by sales in the world after the first six months of the year, and its admission on cheating on diesel emissions tests could have bigger long-term consequences on its continental rivals. Just a little over two weeks ago German automaker VW AG admitted it had rigged diesel emissions tests in the US and later on said it had installed the cheating software on 11 million autos in the world, with German authorities also claiming foul play on the European continent.

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