in the sole. three states of Maryland, New York and Massachusetts were reported to have affected nearly 53 000 vehicles.
the manipulation with special software was planned and approved at the highest level, the then chief executive Martin Winterkorn was involved, it is stated in a joint communication from the attorneys general of New York, Maryland and Massachusetts, Eric Schneiderman, Brian Frosh and Maura Healey on Tuesday.
For the first time a Teilmitwisserschaft will Winterkorn successor in the office of the CEO, Matthias Müller, given , In the application is from a “H. Müller “the speech, which will be in its capacity as Project Manager at Audi arrives in 2006 to advice about the diesel problem. Another senior Audi employees have the name “H. Müller “today Volkswagen assigned -Vorstandschef. A Volkswagen spokesman dismissed the allegations on Tuesday as unfounded.
Volkswagen called the allegations as “essentially not new”. The spokesman said: “We have it in our discussions with the US authorities – at national level and at the state level – already addressed.” Volkswagen cooperating with the US authorities
So far, Volkswagen had agreed. affected 2.0-liter turbo diesel repurchase or adapt to sit a 2.7 billion dollar fund to finance environmental compensatory measures in the interests of all 50 states and vehicles two billion dollars in initiatives to promote the use of zero emission vehicles in the US to invest.
“It is unfortunate that some countries have decided now to raise environmental claims, irrespective of their earlier support of ongoing Community procedure the States,” said Volkswagen spokesman. The lawsuits are against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Porsche AG and the respective US offshoot of the company. One of the allegations is also on the destruction of important evidence. Several VW employees have a tip from a house lawyers following the evidence shredded.
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh threw VW knowingly polluting the air in front of his state. “Their disregard for the health of our residents and their disregard of our environment must be punished,” it says in a statement Froshs. The air quality in Maryland has improved over decades. “We let us not break with dirty tricks of Volkswagen,” said Frosh.
Froshs New Yorker colleague Schneiderman threw Volkswagen “systematic and calculated breach of law” before and “deep entrepreneurial arrogance” in dealing with the incidents. “That should be heard at any boardroom as a warning signal: We will strive to the full force of the law the härtestmöglichen sanctions to protect our people.”
In addition to the US VW threatens more hardship from Spain. The Spanish consumer organization OCU has filed a class action lawsuit against the German car because the exhaust scandal. The application was received at the commercial court in Madrid, OCU said on Tuesday. About 4,000 affected by the scandal people have already joined the claim for damages.
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