Fiat Chrysler faces $79 million U.S. penalty for fuel economy shortfall

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Wednesday said it faces a $79 million U.S. civil penalty for failing to meet 2017 fuel economy requirements, as regulators reported more automakers were falling short of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions standards. read more »

Australia - Volkswagen's $75m fine over diesel emissions scandal rejected by judge

judge questioned the imputation that the top layers of the corporation would not have known about the emissions software

A $75m fine negotiated between Volkswagen and the consumer watchdog over the diesel emissions scandal could be increased by the federal court, after a judge reportedly rejected the deal as “outrageous.”

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the German car company presented the negotiated penalty along with a statement of agreed facts to the federal court in Sydney on Wednesday.

It comes one month after Volkswagen settled a class action for between $87m and $127m with owners of some of the 100,000 cars that were affected by the emissions test cheating and subsequent global recall in Australia.

Volkswagen has been fined more than €30bn ($49bn) worldwide since the scandal first came to light in 2015. This month, a class action with 470,000 owners of Volkswagen, Skoda, Audi and Seat began in Germany. read more »

Volkswagen gets more time from U.S., auditor to comply with diesel settlement terms

Volkswagen will get 90 more days to test its compliance programs required under a criminal plea agreement with the U.S. government after an emissions cheating scandal, the German carmaker said on Thursday. read more »