Volkswagen said separately it will review the assessment, which exceeds an earlier settlement of A$75 million, and may appeal
Volkswagen was charged with 60 counts of breaching the Canadian Environmental Protection Act by importing vehicles that did not conform to prescribed emission standards
Volkswagen said the raids were linked to an investigation into diesel cars with engine type EA 288, a successor model to the EA 189 which was at the heart of the test cheating scandal
The discounts that were available on cars last month continue this month - but they are lower
Former BMW executive Markus Duesmann named as new Audi chief
The four accused were not named, but two were described as former board members
India's auto sector has gone into a tailspin this year as tight liquidity at shadow banks, high taxes and a weak rural economy have sapped consumers' buying power
Knapp said that for starters, diesel VW cars would be eliminated altogether from the company's line-up of cars that presently include Passats
VW is leveraging its large infrastructure of suppliers, factories and workers, long a handicap to its profitability, more aggressively than rivals BMW, Renault SA, General Motors Co and Tesla
The auto brand is hoping to expand its presence in India with a wider sales network, deeper consumer engagement, and a lighter cost of ownership
Volkswagen is making an unprecedented push to dethrone Tesla as the leader of premium e-cars while at the same time keeping at bay traditional rivals spanning Toyota Motor to General Motors
The move comes as part of the company's ongoing Skoda-led gameplay for the country, analysts say
The Braunschweig prosecutors said the accused should have kept investors informed
The newspaper said the Tiguan, Sharan and CC models built in 2015 as well as Porsche 911, Boxter, Cayman und Panamera models from 2015 and 2016
VW is pulling out all the stops as it seeks to reshape its image
It's here that VW, the world's biggest carmaker with annual production of more than 10 mn vehicles, wants to prove it can morph into an electric-car champion and survive the end of combustion engines
During his over half-century career he turned VW into a 13-brand empire and pillar of the German economy with now 660,000 employees
The environment ministry said over 10,000 vehicles sold in South Korea by Volkswagen and Porsche from May 2015 to January 2018 were fitted with the devices
VW said it continues to expect an operating return on sales in the passenger cars area and the group of between 6.5% and 7.5%
This will help potential customers across key cities to avail its Polo cars under a particular subscription model