Canadians should not expect the federal government to collect any cash from Volkswagen as a penalty for lying about emissions levels. In late June, the United States government announced a US$15.3-billion civil settlement with the German automaker that included US$2.7 billion for the public sector to spend on environmental mitigation efforts. Several diesel-powered VW models had so-called …
On Wednesday, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey expanded the state’s lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America to include allegations against its parent company, in addition to Audi, Porsche and the German engineering corporation Robert Bosch. The amended complaint, filed in Kanawha Circuit Court, charges Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche used Robert Bosch …
Well, now that we have our hands on the details of Volkswagen’s class-action settlement, we at least know why it took so long to work out. Due to be confirmed early next week — the 26th, to be exact — it’s a complicated affair that has to take into account no less than six years of production, 45 models and countless options. We also know enough to say that it is an agreement that owners of …
The largest auto maker settlement to date may not be enough to buy back the trust of some drivers. On June 28, Volkswagen VOW, +4.15% submitted a settlement plan worth $14.7 billion to a federal judge following the company’s admission in September of cheating emissions tests by placing a “defeat device” in 11 million of its diesel vehicles world-wide. The settlement gives about 475,000 diesel …
Volkswagen diesel owners aren’t the only ones affected by the VW’s ongoing emissions cheating scandal. The company’s dealers have acutely felt the impact of the scandal, in the form of deflating sales figures. The proposed settlement announced last month offers cash payments to owners of 2.0-liter TDI models, who can either …
European owners of nearly three million tainted Volkswagen AG cars may go empty-handed despite the agreement in the U.S. on a near $15 billion settlement to resolve the German auto maker’s emissions-cheating scandal. Volkswagen, Europe’s leading car maker by sales, has agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion to settle legal emissions-cheating claims with regulators and owners of nearly 500,000 …
Hundreds of Hawaii drivers will be getting money back from a $10 billion settlement with Volkswagen. The settlement involved consumer protection claims raised by a multistate coalition of State Attorneys General in 43 states and jurisdictions against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Porsche AG and Porsche Cars, North America, Inc. – collectively referred to as …
Kentuckians who bought Volkswagen’s “clean diesel” cars will receive restitution, and the state will get millions to offset pollution. The details of the settlement were announced Tuesday. Dozens of class action lawsuits were filed last year after the German car company admitted it had rigged many of its vehicles to cheat emissions tests.
Tennessee residents who own Volkswagen vehicles affected by the company’s emissions scandal have a few options for compensation. “Consumers have choices in this settlement—this is our theme,” said Elizabeth Cabraser, court-appointed lead counsel and chair of the committee that negotiated the settlement on behalf of class members. “It’s the choices of the drivers that will shape and give …
Waqes Mubarik found out he was one of the unlucky ones in 2015 when the Volkswagen scandal broke out. His 2015 Passant diesel was equipped with one of the so-called defeat devices designed to cheat on emissions tests. “I’ve been a loyal customer to Volkswagen for years,” the physician’s assistant said on the phone from Barrie, Ontario.