EU executive urges VW to compensate all EU consumers over Dieselgate
BRUSSELS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – The European Fee and EU client authorities urged Volkswagen on Tuesday to compensate all customers, not simply these in Germany, for having misled them over the emissions of autos they purchased.
The German carmaker admitted wrongdoing within the Dieselgate scandal in 2015, triggering a sequence of authorized instances, a few of which have come earlier than the European Courtroom of Justice.
“There have been courtroom rulings exposing Volkswagen’s unfair remedy of customers, and but the automotive maker will not be keen to work with client organisations to search out acceptable options for customers,” EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders stated in an announcement.
“As I wrote to the corporate final 12 months, not solely customers residing in Germany, however all customers must be compensated.”
The Fee stated that Volkswagen had knowledgeable it of its view that voluntary funds to European customers residing exterior Germany weren’t justified for the reason that affected automobiles have now been altered to fulfill authorized necessities.
“The corporate’s place has not modified regardless of current EU and nationwide courtroom selections which is why the Fee and EU client authorities are mounting the strain,” the Fee stated in an announcement.
Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; modifying by Jason Neely
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