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  • Emissions Modification for Generation 1.2 SUV of the 3.0 Liter Subject Vehicles (July 13, 2018)
  • EPA and CARB Approve Emissions Modification for Generation 1.1 SUV of the 3.0 Liter Subject Vehicles (May 18, 2018)
  • EPA and CARB Approve Second Phase of Emissions Modifications for Model Year 2015 2.0 Liter Diesel Vehicles (April 18, 2018)
  • EPA and CARB Approve Emissions Fixes for Audi Diesel 3.0 Passenger Cars (December 18, 2017)
  • EPA and CARB Approve Emissions Fixes for Audi, Porsche, and VW Diesel 3.0 Liter Sport Utility Vehicles (October 20, 2017)
  • EPA and California Air Resources Board disapprove Volkswagen’s Proposed Emissions Modification for model year 2012 – 2014 manual transmission diesel Passat vehicles (September 7, 2017)
  • EPA and California Air Resources Board Approve Remedy to Reduce Excess NOx Emissions from “Generation 1” 2.0-Liter Diesel Vehicles (July 27, 2017)
  • EPA and California Air Resources Board Approve Remedy to Reduce Excess NOx Emissions from Automatic Transmission “Generation 2” 2.0-Liter Diesel Vehicles (May 19, 2017)
  • EPA approves VW National Zero Emissions Vehicle Investment Plan  (April 12, 2017)
  • Press Release: Volkswagen Agrees to Plead Guilty, Pay $4.3 Billion in Criminal and Civil Penalties (January 11, 2017)
  • EPA Statement:  EPA and California Air Resources Board Approve Remedy to Reduce Excess NOx Emissions from Generation 3 2.0-Liter Diesel Vehicles  (January 6, 2017)
  • Press Release: Volkswagen to Recall 83,000 3.0 Liter Diesel Vehicles and Fund Mitigation Projects to Settle Allegations of Cheating Emissions Tests on Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche Vehicles (December 20, 2016)
  • Press Release: Volkswagen to Spend Up to $14.7 Billion to Settle Allegations of Cheating Emissions Tests and Deceiving Customers on 2.0 Liter Diesel Vehicles (June 28, 2016)
  • EPA Statement: California Air Resources Board rejects VW 2-liter diesel recall plan and issues Notice of Violation (January 12, 2016)
  • Press Release: United States Files Complaint Against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations  (January 4, 2016)
  • Statement: VW submits initial proposal for addressing defeat devices in its 2.0 liter diesel vehicles (November 20, 2015)
  • Statement: All of VW’s 3.0 liter diesel models are affected (November 20, 2015)
  • Press Release: EPA, California Notify Volkswagen of Additional Clean Air Act Violations (November 2, 2015)
  • Blog: EPA’s Rigorous Auto Oversight Will Get Even Stronger (October 7, 2015)
  • Press Release: EPA Update on Recent Volkswagen Announcement (September 25, 2015)
  • Press Release: EPA, California Notify Volkswagen of Clean Air Act Violations / Carmaker allegedly used software that circumvents emissions testing for certain air pollutants (September 18, 2015)

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