Volkswagen Emissions Scandal – Class Actions, US Tax Fraud Investigation

The latest updates in the ongoing Volkswagen ‘dieselgate’ emissions scandal involve more financial pain for the German carmaker.

Following announcements from Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi in Australia that almost 100,000 cars locally are caught up in the debacle (with pending voluntary recalls from each), a class action that was waiting in the wings has now been launched.

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers are preparing a class action against Volkswagen and are calling for affected parties to register interest.

The law firm says it had heard from hundreds of owners before the official announcements from Volkswagen, and that it will continue to monitor the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) investigation.

The class action in Australia joins numerous actions in various markets around the world, including in the US where the entire dieselgate debacle kicked off a few weeks back.

Volkswagen’s new CEO, Matthias Müller, said this week that the global recall program would begin in January with the aim of having all problem vehicles sorted by the end of 2016.

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