Car Emissions Lawyers - The Original Emissions Claims Lawyers

Stripped-down VW vehicles may not be accepted for buybacks

Following the, some may say, ingenious idea of stripping his Volkswagen (VW) Golf to the bare bones, Joe Mayer’s precedent may be short lived. U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer has advised VW owners to return their vehicles for buyback with all original car parts in them.

In mid-December, Mr Mayer was due an appointment for the buyback of his Golf TDI, but was notified that his appointment had been postponed. The dealership representative proceeded to tell him that returning the vehicle in that condition, which had missing doors, seats, car bonnet etc…, “wasn’t in the spirit of the buyback”.

The TDI owner had stripped his car to the bare bones, leaving an “operable” vehicle that technically met the requirements of the recall.
read more

By Admin

U.S. VW £54 million settlement for remaining 15,000 3.0 litre vehicles

Volkswagen (VW) has agreed to pay California, which will include paying the California Air Resources Board (CARB), an additional £54 million for the remaining 15,000 vehicles affected in the German automaker’s cheating scandal.

The settlement is reportedly provided with the intentions of mitigating the environmental harm caused by the cheating.
read more

By Admin

Will VW buy-back a stripped down Golf?

Affected vehicle owner Joe Mayer has decided that he would try to sell the car back to VW as part of their promised “buy-back” but strip down the vehicle first.

The story has led to a spate of questions about the validity of stripping down a vehicle due for a buy-back, and we’re aware that others may have already followed suit…

This is certainly an interesting story, and quite a conundrum in terms of how Volkswagen has responded!
read more

By Admin

VW’s £1.27 billion settlement in Canada in relation to the emissions scandal

Following several settlements in the U.S., the VW Group has recently reached a 1.27 billion pound settlement for the findings of anti-competitive practice in Canada.

Canada’s Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with the German manufacturers in a class action settlement for the “false and misleading” marketing in relation to their 2.0 litre diesel vehicles.

Approximately 105,000 vehicles in Canada are reportedly affected.
read more

By Admin

VW has agreed to a £808.5 million settlement in relation to the 3.0 litre diesels in the U.S.

As frustration mounts in the U.K. over VW’s continued refusal to pay compensation to victims on this side of the pond, the VW Group has come to yet another settlement in the U.S. Once again, it’s a settlement of monumental proportions.

This time it’s for the remaining 80,000 3.0 diesel vehicles that were suspected of using the so-called “defeat device” to cheat emissions, and, as you’d expect, the figures are massive.
read more

By Admin

SEAT vehicles emitting five times higher than the limit – even after the recall “fix”

SEAT – a wholly-owned subsidiary of the VW Group – are directly in the firing line as part of the worldwide emissions scandal. Recent testing has some of their vehicles recording nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of up to five times outside of the regulated limit; even post-recall.

As a subsidiary of the VW Group, many SEAT vehicles contain the so-called “defeat device” and owners are already a part of the legal action here in the UK.
read more

By Admin

7 EU Member States, including the U.K. are facing legal action from the European Commission post-VW scandal

Some of the Member States’ inaction in the VW emissions scandal has led to the European Commission taking matters into their own hands.

It was only a matter of time before the European Commission stepped in, we felt. There is so much inaction by the UK government and other Member State governments that its almost allowing VW to come away from this worldwide mess unpunished…
read more

By Admin

VW have reportedly adjusted CO2 emission ratings in many vehicles

Recent reports say that VW has adjusted the carbon dioxide emissions ratings for some of its vehicles.

The suspicion is that this follows the recent claims that Audi has been apparently using an alleged “defeat device” for CO2 emissions that is similar to the NOx ones already in many Audi vehicles, and used throughout the wider VW Group.

And so, once again, the saga continues…
read more

By Admin

The FTC alleges that VW destroyed or lost 23 mobile phones

A statement of monumental proportions…

Bright red flags are being waved in America after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged that VW employees may have erased or ‘lost’ 23 mobile phones of ‘key employees.’

I don’t want to jump the gun here, but that’s very suspicious behaviour; especially with the criminal probe in full swing.

You could say that it’s very convenient timing as well…
read more

By Admin

Uncertainty of VW’s criminal investigation in light of Trump’s presidency

The hope of the “dieselgate” criminal settlement being decided before the end of Barack Obama’s administration is possibly wishful thinking.

Instead, the fate of the VW management board may well be left in the hands of Donald Trump’s administration, which is an unknown territory.
read more

By Admin

Are Porsche vehicles “cheating” emissions testing too?

Will there ever be an end to the new developments in the worldwide Volkswagen Emissions Scandal – dubbed “dieselgate” – that continues to plague the German automotive giants?

With new developments appearing on an almost daily basis, we’re wondering if there ever will be!

New reports allege that Porsche – who are owned by VW – may also have equipped some of its gas models with an alleged “defeat device” which is not something that is particularly new to us anyway. If it’s found to be true though, the problems for VW are only going to get worse…
read more

By Admin

VW executives subject to criminal investigations

VW management board under scrutiny…

The latest twist in the VW car emissions scandal surrounds further criminal investigations made against management at the German auto makers at the centre of the “dieselgate” emissions scandal.

Many VW officials on the management board are now subject to criminal investigations in the U.S. as the world holds its breath to find out just who knew what, and how much was known…
read more

By Admin