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VW Sold Cheater Diesels Worth €23 Billion in France
France’s anti-fraud agency says Volkswagen AG collected €23 billion ($25.5 billion) in the country by selling cars there that had been rigged to sidestep European emission standards.
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France’s anti-fraud agency says Volkswagen AG collected €23 billion ($25.5 billion) in the country by selling cars there that had been rigged to sidestep European emission standards.
The agency, DGCCRF, estimates VW also save €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) by not equipping the affected vehicles to meet EU standards.
Such figures could be used by French courts to establish fines against VW if the company is convicted of fraud. Prosecutors in Paris are investigating those charges now.
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