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• Urban Air Pollution More Likely To Be Caused by Brake Dust Than Diesel Fuel: Study

  February 20, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  A new study has found that the dust created as car brakes wear down could contribute more to air pollution and lung damage than diesel exhaust.

• Volvo Recalls 200,000 Vehicles Due To Fuel Leak Problems, Fire Risk

  January 24, 2019

  Russell Maas

  About 200,000 Volvo vehicles are being recalled worldwide due to a potential fuel leak that could result in a vehicle fire.

• BMW Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Diesel Emissions Cheat Software

  March 29, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  BMW is accused of using emissions test cheating software on its line of "clean diesel" vehicles in a recently filed class action lawsuit.

• Diesel Exhaust Increases Risk of Lou Gehrig’s Disease In Men: Study

  March 15, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that exposure to diesel air pollution may increase the risk of Lou Gehrig's Disease in men.

• Volkswagen Passat Recall Issued Over Heat Shield Problems

  May 23, 2017

  Russell Maas

  Volkswagen is recalling nearly 85,000 Passat diesel vehicles due to a risk of car fires.

• Chrysler’s Diesel Jeep Grand Cherokees, Dodge Ram 1500 Trucks Have Emissions Cheat Software: EPA

  January 13, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Fiat Chrysler faces charges from the EPA that it used emissions test cheating software on its diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks, similar to charges Volkswagen intends to plead guilty to in a coming settlement.

• Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Settlement Results in $4.3B Payment, Guilty Plea

  January 11, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Volkswagen has agreed to pay $4.3 billion to resolve criminal and civil charges linked to the recall of hundreds of thousands of diesel vehicles equipped with software designed to cheat emissions air quality tests.

• Top 10 Bellwether Verdicts and Settlements of 2016

  December 29, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  2016 was marked by a number of huge verdicts in crucial bellwether lawsuits and large settlement agreements over product liability claims that caused consumers to suffer severe injuries, health problems and even death.

• New Emissions Cheat Device Found in Audi Vehicles, German Paper Reports

  November 8, 2016

  Russell Maas

  California regulators have reportedly found a new cheat device in some Audi vehicles that hide illegal levels of carbon dioxide emissions.

• Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Fix To Be Tested By California Regulators

  August 1, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Volkswagen and California officials are working to see if the company can potentially fix diesel vehicles with emissions test cheating software to allow customers the option of either having them fixed or selling them back to the company.