Volkswagen’s global headquarters were searched again by prosecutors in early March as part of an investigation into its emissions scandal, reports German media.
They’ve started a fresh investigation into suspicions of market manipulation and whether VW had understated CO2 emissions on more cars than it had publicly admitted, said WirtschaftsWoche .
VW plans to invest $340 million to build a new sport utility vehicle at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant in the United States as demand surges for larger vehicles.
A concept of the new five-seater will be unveiled next week in New York and the US assembly base was decided in view of America First policy of President Donald Trump which might have imposed hefty duties on imported models.
About 82% of Light Commercial Vehicles were stolen last year without the owners’ keys, up by nearly 100% compared to 2016 of 44%.
The Ford Transit was again the most popular van stolen last year and accounted for over half of the LCV recoveries by Tracker.