Volkswagen, Porsche Paid Out $9.5 Billion To Defrauded Dieselgate Drivers

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Volkswagen and Porsche have finished paying out $9.5 billion to defrauded U.S. car owners over the emissions scandal — in what was the largest false advertising action ever taken by the FTC.

The logo of German automaker Volkswagen appears on flags fluttering in front of a car dealer in Hamm, Germany, in May. One of VW's many legal settlements over the Dieselgate scandal has finally reached its conclusion, the FTC says.Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images

The logo of German automaker Volkswagen appears on flags fluttering in front of a car dealer in Hamm, Germany, in May. One of VW's many legal settlements over the Dieselgate scandal has finally reached its conclusion, the FTC says.One chapter of the Dieselgate saga has come to a close: Volkswagen and Porsche have finished paying out $9.5 billion in compensation to defrauded U.S. car owners.on the settlement Monday, declaring the process"materially complete.

For years, Volkswagen marketed"clean diesel" vehicles that actually spewed out illegal levels of pollutants — and were specifically programmed to cheat on emissions tests to hide the problem. The deceptive engines were used in Volkswagens, Audis and Porsches.

 

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I mean also there's this... Oh this rascally Volkswagen people up to their ooooooold concentration camp tricks.

When will VW start paying out for the water pump class action lawsuit?

and they’re still reselling those cars in canada :)))))

So why can't they fine Trump? He's worse than breathing SOx or NOx

Engineering ethics 101. Not just a class.

There’s something wrong with a company able to pay out $9.5 billion and still be functioning.

It took a lot of work to expose this and get to the point where they had to pay reparations. Imagine everything we're not pursuing. Fund the CFPB. Fund independent oversight.

Great. Now we need NPR to pay for all the listeners it has defrauded.

Do you get the impression they're charging more for their cars than they really need?

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