VW emissions scandal: Automaker agrees €1bn compensation deal for US dealers
- 8 years ago
It is understood Volkswagen has agreed to fork out more than a billion euros, to compensate its 650 dealers in the US for losses from the diesel emissions scandal.
The German automaker and a lawyer for the dealers announced a tentative settlement at a San Francisco court hearing, but didn’t disclose the amount.
The settlement came as a judge ordered Volkswagen to move quickly to decide whether to repair or buy back 85-thousand, three litre luxury vehicles with polluting engines.
VW’s admitted it installed improper software that deactivated pollution controls on more than 11 million diesel vehicles sold worldwide.
And it’s not out of the woods yet. It still faces billions of euros in potential civil and criminal US fines for violating emissions laws.
The German automaker and a lawyer for the dealers announced a tentative settlement at a San Francisco court hearing, but didn’t disclose the amount.
The settlement came as a judge ordered Volkswagen to move quickly to decide whether to repair or buy back 85-thousand, three litre luxury vehicles with polluting engines.
VW’s admitted it installed improper software that deactivated pollution controls on more than 11 million diesel vehicles sold worldwide.
And it’s not out of the woods yet. It still faces billions of euros in potential civil and criminal US fines for violating emissions laws.