Meanings
- informalThe Volkswagen emissions scandal of 2015.
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Volkswagen says it’s eager to talk about the future rather than rehash the scandal. But ignoring Dieselgate has proved impossible. Two weeks before Fortune’s visit to Wolfsburg, German prosecutors had levied a billion-euro penalty (about $1.17 billion) against Volkswagen for Dieselgate, one of the country’s biggest-ever industrial fines—and a blow against one of Germany’s most iconic companies.
2018 July 23, Vivienne Walt, “Volkswagen Races to Put ‘Dieselgate’ in the Rear View”, in Fortune, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2018Synonyms: Emissionsgate
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Volkswagen emissions scandal of 2015.
Origin
Translations
Dutch dieselgate, Dieselgate
- dieselgateVolkswagen emissions scandal
- DieselgateVolkswagen emissions scandal
German Dieselgate
- DieselgateVolkswagen emissions scandal
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Dieselgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dieselgate
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