The first cars – or horseless carriages – were ... Early icons like the Peugeot 504D and, in 1976, the Volkswagen Golf Diesel presented the technology as viable and affordable in the European ...

He's replaced by Matthias Mueller, who was previously Porsche CEO. The Volkswagen diesel cars may be responsible for as much as 1 million tonnes of air pollution globally. According to analysis by ...

The issue centred around EA189 engines used across the Volkswagen Group. Affected cars have a 1.6-litre or a 2.0-litre EU5 diesel engine produced from 2012 to 2015. EA111 engines were also affected.