Volkswagen emissions scandal

fraud on emissions tests using a defeat device from 2009 to 2015 by Volkswagen
Event corporate_scandal Q21000630
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Volkswagen emissions scandal

Summary

Volkswagen emissions scandal is a corporate scandal[1]. It draws 998 Wikipedia views per month (corporate_scandal category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Volkswagen emissions scandal is credited with the discovery of Q460173[3].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal is credited with the discovery of California Air Resources Board[4].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal is credited with the discovery of International Council on Clean Transportation[5].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's image is recorded as 2011-07-18-wolfsburg-by-RalfR-05.jpg[6].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's instance of is recorded as corporate scandal[7].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's instance of is recorded as criminal case[8].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's part of the series is recorded as Diesel emissions scandal[9].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's location is recorded as worldwide[10].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's subclass of is recorded as corporate crime[11].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's part of is recorded as Diesel emissions scandal[12].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's Commons category is recorded as Dieselgate[13].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2015-09-18T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's start time is recorded as +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's point in time is recorded as +2015-09-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's participant is recorded as Volkswagen Group[17].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's participant is recorded as Q460173[18].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's participant is recorded as Volkswagen[19].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's participant is recorded as Audi AG[20].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's participant is recorded as SEAT[21].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's participant is recorded as Škoda Auto[22].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's participant is recorded as Robert Bosch[23].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's participant is recorded as Shin Bet[24].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dieselgate[25].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's main subject is recorded as defeat device[26].
  • Volkswagen emissions scandal's main subject is recorded as emission standard[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Q460173[3]; California Air Resources Board[4], a state agency of California[28], in United States[29], founded in 1967[30], headquartered in Sacramento[31]; and International Council on Clean Transportation[5], a nonprofit organization[32], in United States[33], founded in 2005[34], headquartered in Wilmington[35].

Why It Matters

Volkswagen emissions scandal draws 998 Wikipedia views per month (corporate_scandal category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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