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VW won't release diesel scandal investigation report

Volkswagen lawyers say it's too risky. We want to know what it says.

Volkswagen believes that it's too risky to release Jones Day's interim diesel scandal report and no longer plans to publish the documents in April. The company thinks the information could negatively affect negotiations with the Department of Justice.

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Winterkorn kept diesel scandal secret, letter claims

Two weeks before it became public, the diesel defeat device was known to VW CEO.

A German report claims that Martin Winterkorn received a letter admitting to the defeat devices two weeks before the diesel emissions scandal went public. This was just the latest allegation that the automaker knew about the problem ahead of time but didn't tell the public.

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Porsche CEO outlines Cayenne diesel US repair proposal

Plan Includes Software Update And New Catalytic Converter

Porsche thinks that updated software and a new catalytic converter should be enough to make the diesel Cayenne emissions compliant, but the company has to wait for regulators to approve the repair plan.

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VW will expand goodwill package to larger diesels

2.0 TDI Fix Could Include New Catalytic Converter

VW will announce an expansion of its owner goodwill package to models with the 3.0 TDI engine at the Detroit Auto Show. The company will also possibly replace the catalytic converter on the 2.0-liter engine to make it emissions compliant.

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VW apologizes, again, for diesel scandal

Volkswagen brand chairman Herbert Diess is the latest VW executive to publicly apologize for the company's diesel scandal. He used a portion of his CES keynote to promise the company would fix things.

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