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Volkswagen to plead guilty for their emissions cheating in the U.S.

Volkswagen is set to plead guilty for several felony counts in America.

As well as paying out billions in fines and settlements, Volkswagen are set to be entering a plea agreement with U.S. authorities to plead guilty to charges, and pay a further $4.3 billion for their wrong doings.

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Volkswagen have had their $1.21 billion settlement to their dealers approved by a U.S. district judge.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer has given his approval for 625 Volkswagen dealers to be paid a fixed sum over 18 months for the negative impact of the VW emissions scandal has caused on their businesses.

Split between the hundreds of dealerships, each one will receive around $1.85 million over the year and a half period. Dealers have reportedly been hit by a mountain of complaints and abuse by disgruntled vehicle owners, and their sales have dropped dramatically due to the huge impact of the scandal on VW’s reputation. Therefore an initial sum of $270 million will be provided for prior payments and an extra $175 million will be given over 18 months for ongoing sales incentives.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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“No signs of the VW scandal cooling down” – VW continue to defend legal actions being brought against them

It’s amazing how VW can appear to use deflective techniques in an attempt to move on from the emissions scandal while refusing their customers – i.e. the victims – their right to compensation. With their new electric vehicles project and the settlement agreement in the U.S., it seems as if VW believe they are recovering well from the scandal.

But this is far from the truth, as the company continues to fend off legal proceedings in multiple jurisdictions, and we won’t be backing down!
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“Incompetence or Arrogance?” – Did VW’s ex-CEO know about the cheating software before it was published into mainstream media?

The never-ending VW saga continues…

It’s been reported that the then VW CEO, Martin Winterkorn, knew of the alleged “defeat device” for more than a year before the deception was revealed to the public. The scandal erupted in September 2015 when it was revealed that VW had allegedly installed the so-called “cheating software” into 11 million diesel engine vehicles worldwide, which changed emissions controls by switching them on and off when it was being tested and not being tested, making the vehicles appear “greener” than they actually were.
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An “Emotional Volkswagen?” – VW’s new campaign ‘think new’ has dubbed the manufacturer becoming more emotional. So why are they refusing to pay compensation?

Volkswagen appears to have tried to change its image drastically.

In its recent Paris motor show display, they were shown to be “more emotional”. The tactic does not come as a surprise following the car emissions scandal last year, when the German manufacturer was found to be getting through car emissions tests by using the alleged “defeat devices” installed in over 11 million diesel engines worldwide.

So, is this a part of VW’s ambition to get back into everyone’s good books? If it is, why are they still refusing their UK emissions scandal victims access to the compensation they deserve?!
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“Dealers getting a cut of what they deserve” – VW agrees to pay up to $1.2 billion to its U.S. dealers over car emissions scandal

Here comes Volkswagen’s plans to get back into the good books!

Since the car emissions scandal broke back in September 2015, there has been fury amongst vehicle owners and dealers alike. With U.K. vehicle owners becoming increasingly frustrated at VW’s lack of remedial action, the same cannot be said for the U.S.

And this now includes the dealers!
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“Volkswagen Lawsuit Galore in Braunschweig Court” – Investors’ attorneys file lawsuits against VW, figure said to be around 6,000

Attorneys Klaus Nieding and Andreas Tilp are names that are probably going to be memorable to the Braunschweig Court for a very long time. Earlier this month, Nieding and Tilp filed 6,000 lawsuits – 5,000 and 1,000 respectively – on behalf of investors against VW as a result of the emission scandal arising from September 2015.

These are huge numbers, and will no doubt come as yet another headache to the German automotive giants who are seeing law suits coming at them from all over the world.
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