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VW’s Cheater Diesels May Have Broken EU Consumer Laws
The 11 million diesel-powered vehicles Volkswagen AG sold with cheater software to evade emission standards may have violated EU consumer protection rules covering 20 member nations, according to Diet Welt.
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The 11 million diesel-powered vehicles Volkswagen AG sold with cheater software to evade emission standards may have violated EU consumer protection rules covering 20 member nations, according to Diet Welt.
The German newspaper cites European Commission sources. On Monday Consumer Commissioner Vera Jourova told reporters the EC is studying whether VW violated two EU-wide directives. One rule relates to unfair commercial practices, and the second prohibits carmakers using exaggerated environmental claims in their marketing.
Jourova says she will discuss the issue this month with independent consumer groups and government consumer agencies. She adds that the EC won’t act without “fair communication” with VW.
Jourova and EC Industry Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska have been pressuring VW to extend compensation to owners of the 8.5 million cheater diesels the company sold in Europe. In June VW agreed to distribute $10.6 billion (€9.5 billion) to about 475,000 diesel customers in the U.S.
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