VW: Class action in German, payment of compensation: € 830 mil to VZBV
Diesel vehicles: unauthorized software installed
Up to ¥ 99 billion will be paid to German consumers / VZBV who purchase fraudulent vehicles.
In 2015, a fraud case was discovered and 400,000 consumers in Germany had filed claims for damages / class action.
German VW: compensation / € 830 million
On February 14, VW announced that it would pay compensation of up to € 830 million.
Consumer organizations: Critical comments
“The VW proposal is not a satisfactory compensation method and disagree with it at all.”
To date, VW has paid a fine / recall of 30 billion euros (JPY 3.5 trillion yen).
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VW offers direct payouts to sidestep German emissions lawsuit
Volkswagen has attempted to circumvent Germany’s largest collective lawsuit by offering more than 400,000 customers direct compensation for vehicles that were installed with diesel emissions cheat devices ahead of a critical court date in May.
The company said an €830 million settlement agreement with the consumer rights group VZBV,
which brought the landmark case to a court near VW’s headquarters last year, fell apart due to a dispute over an extra €50 million in legal fees.
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