Volkswagen Emissions Scandal

VW, which remains in the lobby group, was concerned about the exit of Tesla and Polestar and was discussing the situation, the spokesperson added, without giving specifics

News outlets said the fine against Volkswagen was the largest environmental penalty in Canadian history.

Gearboxes and software could be manipulated so that vehicles show lower levels of carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption

The German fine follows a US plea agreement from January 2017 when VW agreed to pay $4.3 billion to resolve criminal and civil penalties for installing illegal software in diesel engines

Diess reportedly travelled to the United States on May 1 and gave statements to investigators from the FBI and justice department that are "apparently rated as incriminatory" for ex-VW chief Martin Wi

The investigation also targets Michael Steiner, a Porsche board member in charge of research and development

With a lowered roofline and a new 8-speed automatic transmission, the model is tailored to US design

Schmidt was fined $400,000. He knew Volkswagen's vehicles weren't compliant with US emissions standards

He says he then told the CEO that VW had 'cheated' in the United States

Charges stem from his role to rig diesel cars with devices that circumvented federal emissions tests