{"id":1049,"date":"2017-11-21T14:46:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T14:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caremissionslawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2017-11-21T14:49:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T14:49:17","slug":"volkswagen-spend-2-19-billion-buy-back-retrofit-us-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caremissionslawyers.co.uk\/blog\/volkswagen-spend-2-19-billion-buy-back-retrofit-us-vehicles","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen to spend \u00a32.19 billion to buy-back and retrofitting vehicles in the U.S. – yet STILL no compensation for U.K. victims!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volkswagen Group are reportedly set to take another £2.19 billion from third quarter budgets to cover the costs of its “buy-back” and “fix” schemes for cars fitted with so-called “defeat devices” in the U.S… Adding to the already monumental cost of the scandal that amounts to over £15 billion so far<\/strong>. The company said they’re increasing their budget to cover these costs as it was “proving to be far more technically complex and time consuming.”<\/p>\n

“Yes, we’d already assumed this may be the case…”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

News of the additional costs has reportedly had an impact on shares, reportedly dropping by 3% as investors may be losing further faith in the company. Some sources expect the scandal to cost Volkswagen up to £22.5 billion in total, yet U.K. victims are still<\/strong> neglected by the German automotive giants.
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U.K. customers ignored…<\/h2>\n

The major car company was outed in 2015 for cheating official car emissions testing<\/a> through the use of illegal so-called “defeat devices” to allow vehicles to pass strict parameters of official testing labs yet spew out way more dangerous NOx emissions of 40 times higher in real-world driving conditions.<\/p>\n

Volkswagen have since paid out billions in penalty fines, settlements and lawsuits in the U.S. In a bid to regain trust and confidence, the company has initiated schemes to buy-back affected vehicles or attempt to “fix” them in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Yet U.K. victims are being refused compensation<\/strong> because VW are trying to claim that the so-called “defeat devices” are not technically “defeat devices” in the context of U.K. and EU law. We strongly refute such assertions as absolute nonsense!<\/strong><\/p>\n

What does the so-called “fix” entail?<\/h3>\n

A German newspaper reports that Volkswagen could get into further trouble by not properly informing authorities exactly what these so-called “fixes” entail, and how emissions controls are affected. The U.S. currently has about 500,000 affected Volkswagen group cars, and thousands of owners have had the software “fix” applied.<\/p>\n

However, what does the fix entail and how does it “fix” the emissions problem? Is there a compromise to the vehicle’s performance?<\/p>\n

CEO of U.S. VW, Hinrich Woebcken, was reportedly unable to provide answers, and when asked if the updated software was another so-called “defeat device” itself, he said “not of my knowledge.”<\/p>\n

The “fix” is on for U.K. victims<\/h3>\n

Here in the U.K., Volkswagen have not offered a buy-back scheme, and are merely offering Volkswagen group owners the software update “fix” to apparently resolve the emissions problem. However, we are seeing a significant number of people complaining about problems with vehicle performance after having this “fix” applied<\/a>; notably, increased fuel consumption, reduced power and unhealthy noises coming from the engine!<\/p>\n

It’s unclear exactly what Volkswagen is trying to do. In providing these so-called “fixes” that may only cause more problems and costs for owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Volkswagen Group are reportedly set to take another £2.19 billion from third quarter budgets to cover the costs of its “buy-back” and “fix” schemes for cars fitted with so-called “defeat devices” in the U.S… Adding to the already monumental cost of the scandal that amounts to over £15 billion so far. 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