Dieselgate Claims Its Biggest Scalp – Volkswagen To End Diesel Program In The US

Diesel is dead - at least that’s the position of Volkswagen in the US as the fallout from the ‘dieselgate’ emissions scandal continues.

Reuters reports the carmaker has made the call to end the program, meaning diesel-powered passenger cars will no longer be available from Volkswagen for customers in the US.

The call came from Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, and was backed by Volkswagen USA.

This ends months of speculation from industry analysts as to whether Volkswagen would ‘relaunch’ its diesel program once the buzz surrounding dieselgate had dissipated. At one stage, diesels accounted for around a quarter of Volkswagen’s sales in the US.

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