The U.S. government is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging that some of its diesel pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs cheat on emissions tests.The lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department marks the second time the government has gone after an automaker...

In February, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' CEO, Sergio Marchionne, warned investors that his company could soon face a Dieselgate crisis of its own.As it turns out, Marchionne had plenty of time to reach that conclusion. The Environmental Protection Agency me

Today's auto news headlines read like a warped version of Oprah Winfrey's infamous car giveaway: You're getting sued for excess diesel emissions! And you're getting sued for excess diesel emissions! Everyone's getting sued for excess diesel emissions!We sa

German automaker Volkswagen saw its first quarter profit jump 44 percent as it focused on selling more profitable models and worked past its scandal over diesel cars rigged to cheat on emissions tests.Costs and fines from the scandal that emerged...

German prosecutors say they've opened an investigation into employees of Porsche, which is a unit of Volkswagen AG, and an American subsidiary over the possible manipulation of diesel emissions.Stuttgart prosecutors said Monday they are investigating suspi

Researchers say there have been more than 4,500 premature deaths annually in Europe because diesel cars emitted higher levels of pollution than claimed.The study comes two years after Volkswagen was caught cheating on emissions tests in the U.S. The tiny...

Volkswagen is rolling out its plan for re-selling most of the cars involved in the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal.Volkswagen brand head Herbert Diess told reporters after a board meeting at Volkswagen's lone U.S. plant in Tennessee on

Volkswagen's profit more than doubled in the second quarter as the German carmaker benefited from a growing European economy and moved past one-time costs for its diesel emissions scandal in the U.S.After-tax profit rose to 3.2 billion euros ($3.7 billion)...