A Volkswagen spokesman said current promotions in Germany were around the same level as competitors'.
Until now, 11 people have been killed around the world, 10 of whom were in the U.S., in incidents linked to defective Takata air bag inflators.
Volkswagen has been effectively shut out of the unsecured bond market since September, when it admitted to rigging U.S. diesel emissions tests.
Bonuses for senior managers have become a flashpoint in an escalating dispute with powerful labor leaders at Europe’s biggest carmaker as it prepares to finalize a new strategy.
The lawsuit, filed in Illinois Wednesday, seeks to become class action, representing all Volkswagen franchise dealers in the U.S.
The Japanese company's shares had plunged 20 percent Wednesday after a Bloomberg report said air bag recalls could cost Takata $24 billion.
The suit, filed by the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, alleges the German automaker engaged in false advertising by saying its diesel vehicles were environmentally friendly.
By fraudulently promoting diesel vehicles, the German automaker violated Kentucky’s Consumer Protection Act, the state's attorney general said Tuesday.
Nearly six months after a testing scandal, the German automaker has to reach an agreement on how to fix nearly 600,0000 cars.
Hausfeld LLP sent a letter to Volkswagen’s management Tuesday requesting a meeting to begin negotiating a settlement for German and European consumers.
The former employee claimed he was fired for trying to stop a colleague from deleting data.
Volkswagen passenger car global sales fell nearly 5 percent in February, with a sharp 13 percent drop in the U.S., as it continues to suffer the fallout from its emissions scandal.
Michael Horn, the head of the German automaker’s U.S. operations, is leaving amid “difficult times” for the company.
Meanwhile, the automaker's emissions scandal will inflict “substantial and painful” financial damage, CEO Matthias Mueller said.
Both Hans Dieter Poetsch and Matthias Mueller reportedly were alerted about the illicit emissions-control software Sept. 8, well before VW’s biggest-ever scandal became public Sept. 18.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer set a March 24 deadline for the carmaker to state whether it has found a fix that is acceptable to U.S. regulators.
As Volkswagen’s biggest profit center, Audi’s earnings are seen as an early indicator of the fortunes of the world’s second largest car maker.
Volkswagen said a memo was sent to former CEO Martin Winterkorn in May 2014 about a study by U.S. researchers that raised questions about VW diesel emissions.
Matthias Müller said he is confident of an agreement with U.S. regulators on a fix for diesel cars, vehicle buybacks and fines over its emissions scandal.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reportedly wants the German automaker to produce electric vehicles at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The faulty air bags have been linked to 11 deaths and about 100 injuries, of which eight fatalities have occurred in the U.S.
The German carmaker admitted in September to manipulating a line of diesel engines to cheat official emissions tests.
