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Law firm urges Volkswagen consumers to join largest-ever class action over emissions scandal
March 26th, 2018
The law firm acting for around 10,000 Volkswagen (VW) customers whose cars were fitted with defeat diesel devices has urged more claimants to join what could be the largest-ever class action. Your Lawyers is currently acting for around 10,000 ...
VW strikes another US emissions scandal deal
December 21st, 2016
Volkswagen has struck a deal with the US authorities over some 80,000 VW, Audi and Porsche cars with 3-litre diesel engines. The agreement is another step towards allowing the German car maker to put the emissions cheating scandal behind ...
VW Will Spend $14.7 Billion to Settle emissions scandal;the largest settlement ever paid by an automaker
July 7th, 2016
Volkswagen will spend $10 billion on affected car buybacks, $4.7 billion to “mitigate pollution” in the TDI emissions settlement. The estimated cost of Volkswagen’s U.S. diesel emissions cheating just rose by half—to nearly $15 billion, the largest settlement ever paid by ...
Volkswagen Reportedly To Announce $15 Billion Settlement After Emissions Scandal
June 28th, 2016
Sources told Reuters and the Associated Press that the automaker would buy back or offer cash to owners of the emissions-cheating diesel models. Volkswagen will announce a settlement Tuesday with almost 500,000 owners of its diesel models built with ...
Lawyer Takes Aim at Volkswagen in Europe Over Emissions Scandal
April 26th, 2016
Volkswagen AG is a step closer to resolving its emissions-related legal woes in the U.S., but in Europe its troubles may be just beginning. Volkswagen last week said it was taking a €16.9 billion ($18.85 billion) charge against 2015 earnings, pushing the ...
Volkswagen faces shareholder claims over emissions scandal
January 19th, 2016
Dozens of large shareholders in Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) plan to sue the carmaker in a German court, seeking compensation for the plunge in its shares due to its emissions test cheating scandal. Law firm Nieding + Barth said on Monday ...
European Parliament set to hold inquiry into VW emissions scandal
December 17th, 2015
The European Parliament plans to set up a committee to investigate Volkswagen‘s (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal and whether regulatory oversight of the car industry was too lax. Members of the European Parliament will vote on the issue around midday on ...
South Korea Fines Volkswagen and Orders Recall Over Emissions Scandal
November 26th, 2015
South Korea on Thursday ordered Volkswagen to recall more than 125,000 cars here, saying a government investigation had found that the German carmaker had illegally manipulated an emissions device in cars with older diesel engines. The Environment Ministry began ...
VW emissions scandal: Porsche and luxury Audi and VW models have cheat device says US EPA
November 3rd, 2015
Volkswagen has found itself embroiled in a widening emissions scandal after the US Environmental Protection Agency accused the company of using illegal software in certain six-cylinder diesel engines that drags Porsche and luxury Audi and VW models into the ...
Lawyers demand VW buy back half a million vehicles affected by the recent emissions scandal
October 15th, 2015
Lawyers with Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan have escalated their legal battle against Volkswagen A.G., demanding the company buy back half a million vehicles affected by the recent emissions scandal They claim VW hasn’t ...