Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 30, 2020 - Five years after German car giant Volkswagen admitted to massive emissions cheating in diesel cars, here's a look at the legal and financial fallout.
Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2015 - The non-profit group which helped expose Volkswagen's deceit on emissions of its diesel cars in the United States said Monday that the same issue could exist in Europe.
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 29, 2015 - Volkswagen on Tuesday revealed a plan to refit millions of vehicles affected by a worldwide pollution-cheating scam, as its new chief vowed to act ruthlessly to overcome the severest test in the car giant's history.
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 22, 2015 - Volkswagen's pollution cheating scandal escalated dramatically Tuesday when the automaker revealed 11 million of its cars worldwide could be affected, wiping a third off the company's market value and threatening to topple its chief executive.
Brunswick, Germany (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 - The first major German court case against Volkswagen over the dieselgate scandal that has shaken up the car industry opened Monday, as investors pursue the world's largest automaker for billions in compensation.
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 24, 2015 - Auto giant Volkswagen searched Thursday for a new chief to steer it out of a global pollution cheating storm, as suspicions over diesel car emissions spread for the first time to fellow German manufacturer BMW.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 - Volkswagen will recall almost five million vehicles in China over airbag concerns, Chinese authorities said Thursday, dealing a new blow to the German automaker in the world's largest car market.
Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 1, 2017 - Volkswagen shares gained on the Frankfurt stock exchange Friday, as two favourable court decisions related to the car giant's long-running dieselgate emissions scandal comforted investors.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 - Apple's polished iPhone line-up comes with tools to help users dial back their smartphone obsessions, amid growing concerns over addiction and harmful effects on children.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2021 - Visitors got a sneak peek at Universal Studios' first theme park in China on Wednesday as the Beijing attraction had a soft opening, drawing queues from dawn.
London (AFP) Sept 2, 2020 - Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever on Wednesday unveiled a one-billion-euro plan to remove fossil fuels in the production of cleaning and laundry products which have experienced soaring demand from coronavirus-fearing consumers.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 16, 2020 - China's tech titans can rely on their massive home market to ride out a Donald Trump-led campaign against them overseas, and in the long-term their global prospects remain strong, analysts say.
Stockholm (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 - Ukrainian pilots have completed a first training with Sweden's Gripen fighter jets, the Scandinavian country said Thursday, although it has not yet confirmed whether Stockholm will donate any of the jets to Kyiv.
Kiev, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 7, 2016 - Ukraine said on Wednesday it may deliver the world's largest jet - originally developed for the Soviet Union's abandoned space shuttle programme - to China within the next five years.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 26, 2018 - Ride hailing service Uber agreed to pay a $148 million penalty over a massive 2016 data breach which the company concealed for a year, the company and state officials announced Wednesday.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 11, 2015 - China's top taxi hailing app Didi Kuaidi has taken a stake in US archrival Uber's own domestic competitor Lyft, the Wall Street Journal reported, as the firms spend fortunes competing for market share.
