Just over three months after it has been made public that Volkswagen manipulated harmful gases testing, the US Department of Justice filed a complaint against the German company.
In the US alone, the German car manufacturer acknowledged that the software emissions manipulation could find thousands of vehicles of Volkswagen and Porsche. The Justice Department claims that the construction company handled 600,000 vehicles in the US market.
In a statement published on Monday, Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden, he states that the “car manufacturers that fail to properly certify their cars and who handle emission control systems violate public confidence, endanger public health and harm competition. ”
According to the Financial Times , the latest step of the US authorities to sanction the company can cost billions to the German car manufacturer.
Volkswagen acknowledged manipulation, so that announced the distribution of compensation vouchers up to one thousand dollars (930 euros) each affected client. Of this amount, $ 500 can be spent in the brand dealers, the remainder being distributed as a prepaid balance a Visa card. In Europe, the drivers of the vehicles of the brand did not have the same treatment.
In September, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced that Volkswagen have installed software handling the EA 189 engine type, equipping cars of the Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda, all cars of the German group. The aim would adulterate by laboratory tests of harmful emissions.
No comments:
Post a Comment