Earlier, Volkswagen confirmed it will recall more than 90,000 cars in Australia across the VW, Audi and Skoda brands to fix software created to cheat diesel emissions tests. The group is asking for $5 billion in damages.
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When Volkswagen Canada and Audi Canada have identified an Ontario-specific solution to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, they will be expected to take action to ensure impacted vehicles are in compliance while minimizing any inconvenience and costs to owners.
The lawsuit says this deceptive software was installed in Volkswagen’s Jetta, Golf, Beetle and Passat models and in Audi A3s from 2009 to 2015. When the cars weren’t being tested, however, they would emit pollutants above the legal limit.
“Today’s announcement reveals that the scope of people affected in Australia is much larger than was first thought, and in our view a class action is now most likely”, said Mr Scattini.
Meanwhile, Volkswagen’s new chief exec Matthias Müller has said that fixes to the cars should start to be made from January of 2016, with the FT reporting that the auto maker’s initial findings suggest that “a small number of individuals” were responsible for the attempt to hoodwink the world’s army of vehicle pollution checkers.
Volkswagen Canada said no details are available about when the recalls will begin Canada. “We are constantly in contact with our head office to accurately establish the facts do we can support our Australian owners and our national dealer network”, said Audi Australia managing director Andrew Doyle.
The five local plaintiffs filed a lawsuit last week in federal court on behalf of all Missouri residents who bought or leased one of the affected vehicles over the last five years.
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A man arrives at the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, central Germany.
