This is the beginning of the hurt for VW , there is much more to come .
"New York - The US government sued Volkswagen on Monday for installing equipment on nearly 600,000 diesel cars that intentionally subverted clean-air regulations, resulting in excess harmful emissions.
Civil penalties in the lawsuit, filed by the Justice Department on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, could run well above $20-billion, according to the suit.
40 times the legal limit
The complaint alleges that the big German automaker intentionally installed electronic "defeat devices" on its diesel VWs, Audis and Porsches that met tough US environmental tests during official reviews, but spewed up to 40 times the legal levels of poisonous pollutants when on the road.
Even after US officials announced charges against VW for installing defeat devices on 2.0 litre diesel cars, VW failed to disclose similar violations on 3.0 liter diesel cars. On November 23, VW acknowledged that the larger cars also employed a defeat device, the complaint said."
http://www.wheels24.co.za/News/emissions-scandal-us-sues-vw-for-20-billion-20160105
Many many more suits to come .
This company could fall, I have said it before and i will say it again .
Paying this kind of money will just add too much to the price of the cars and products .
After all the suing i recon it will be close to 50 billion VW will have to pay , that will be Europe , UK , Australia , Japan , china , ETC. they are all going to want their pound of flesh .
"New York - The US government sued Volkswagen on Monday for installing equipment on nearly 600,000 diesel cars that intentionally subverted clean-air regulations, resulting in excess harmful emissions.
Civil penalties in the lawsuit, filed by the Justice Department on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, could run well above $20-billion, according to the suit.
40 times the legal limit
The complaint alleges that the big German automaker intentionally installed electronic "defeat devices" on its diesel VWs, Audis and Porsches that met tough US environmental tests during official reviews, but spewed up to 40 times the legal levels of poisonous pollutants when on the road.
Even after US officials announced charges against VW for installing defeat devices on 2.0 litre diesel cars, VW failed to disclose similar violations on 3.0 liter diesel cars. On November 23, VW acknowledged that the larger cars also employed a defeat device, the complaint said."
http://www.wheels24.co.za/News/emissions-scandal-us-sues-vw-for-20-billion-20160105
Many many more suits to come .
This company could fall, I have said it before and i will say it again .
Paying this kind of money will just add too much to the price of the cars and products .
After all the suing i recon it will be close to 50 billion VW will have to pay , that will be Europe , UK , Australia , Japan , china , ETC. they are all going to want their pound of flesh .
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