2012 Audi A3 TDI
Credit: Green Car Reports
Readers may recall the scandal over Volkswagen cheating on small diesel emissions standards, mentioned in these pages.
A recall of over 480,000 vehicles & cost of up to $18 billion was suggested. $18 billion may have seemed high, but Volkswagen may have to pay for more than just the recall.
Bannister Law in Australia, has filed two class action lawsuits: “... strong case for the owners of affected diesel vehicles to claim a full refund or other compensation under consumer law. The value of car owners' vehicles has been diminished through no fault of their own and people should be compensated ..." – Bannister Law principal, Charles Bannister – AAP/Business Spectator
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2015/11/2/automotive/vw-audi-owners-launch-local-lawsuit?utm_source=exact&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1658233&utm_campaign=cs_daily&modapt=
Not only in Australia:
http://www.autonews.com/article/20151006/OEM01/151009900/vw-sued-by-west-virginia-over-clean-diesel-claims
And it’s not only vehicle buyers who have been burned:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-25/volkswagen-sued-by-pension-fund-over-diesel-emissions-scandal / announcement U.S. Environmental Protection Agency major automaker German carmakers Volkswagen Audi ordered recall half million popular TDI four-cylinder diesel vehicles sold U.S. 2009 to 2015 EPA TDI detect emission-testing cycles significantly reduce emissions cars software turns off emissions controls driving normally turns on emissions test Cynthia Giles EPA enforcement officer teleconference reporters defeat device software cars emit 40 times maximum level nitrous oxides permitted EPA regulations regulations Tier 2 Bin 5 carmakers sell diesels regulations urea injection more complex emission-control systems control nitrous-oxide emissions Volkswagen system separate tank holding urea injected aftertreatment system small four-cylinder TDI diesel VW's vehicles EPA limits urea injection Mazda high-efficiency diesel engine U.S.A. USA market urea injection several missed deadlines Mazda engine cost recall Volkswagen $18 billion Volkswagen America EPA investigation defeat device TDI diesel engines owners affected vehicles investigation European studies passenger-car diesel engines emitting far more Volkswagen Beetle Golf Jetta Jetta SportWagen Audi A3 TDI /
