Mexican Media Brands
VW to Pay $69 Million to Settle New Jersey Diesel Claims
Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay $69 million in the U.S. to settle claims by New Jersey that it violated the state’s consumer and environmental laws when it rigged diesels to evade emission tests.
#legal
Share
Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay $69 million in the U.S. to settle claims by New Jersey that it violated the state’s consumer and environmental laws when it rigged diesels to evade emission tests.
VW says the settlement resolves one of its last significant U.S. legal issues associated with the 2-year-old cheating scandal. VW has admitted to equipping 11 million diesels worldwide with software designed to shut off emission controls during real-world driving conditions.
In the U.S., VW could pay as much as $25 billion in fines, penalties, restitution, repairs and buyback programs covering 555,000 of the affected vehicles. The cars and crossovers were sold between 2009 and 2015.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Uber Settles with Family of Woman Killed in Self-Driving Car Crash
Uber Technologies Inc. has quickly settled on damages to the survivors of a woman killed in Tempe, Ariz., last week by an Uber test vehicle operating in autonomous mode.
-
Ghosn Indicted on Two More Charges in Japan
Prosecutors in Japan have prolonged jail time for former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn by filing two new charges against him.
-
Tesla Faces Second Autopilot Fatality Lawsuit
Tesla Inc. has been sued for the second time in three months by families of drivers killed in crashes while using the company’s Autopilot semi-self-driving feature.
