Costs for VWThe scandal has so far cost VW around €30 billion in fines, compensation and buybacks, mainly in the United States. In June 2018 it agreed to pay a €1 billion fine in Germany, admitting its responsibility for the diesel crisis. Tests in the wake of the scandal found that diesel engines by other carmakers were also more polluting on the road than during testing. Fiat Chrysler agreed in January 2019 to a pay $515 million to settle claims it installed the software. More generally, European drivers appear to have largely shrugged off the controversy while VW sales have fallen in the United States.

Source: The Local August 01, 2019 06:45 UTC