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German Prosecutors Pledge Tough Fines for VW Diesel Cheating
Volkswagen AG should not expect leniency on fines in Germany stemming from the company's admission that it rigged 11 million diesel vehicles to evade emission standards, prosecutors tell Reuters.
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Volkswagen AG should not expect leniency on fines in Germany stemming from the company’s admission that it rigged 11 million diesel vehicles to evade emission standards, prosecutors tell Reuters.
“We cannot pay heed to what VW may have to pay in other countries,” a spokesman for prosecutors in Braunschweig, near VW headquarters, declares.
Last week Germany’s Transport Ministry suggested VW’s only responsibility would be to fix the affected engines. Critics demand VW be assessed penalties, including compensation payments to owners.
Reuters notes that German law empowers prosecutors to levy fines based on the profit VW derived from selling the doctored vehicles. Prosecutors concede that calculating the number will be difficult.
In June VW reached a $15.3 billion (€13.9 billion) settlement in the U.S. that covers about 475,000 of the affected vehicles. The settlement includes compensation payments of $5,100 or more to affected owners. VW sold some 2.5 million of the rigged diesels in Germany.
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