Volkswagen settles UK Dieselgate case with £193m
The German carmaker apologised again to customers and said it was working to rebuild trust. The "dieselgate" scandal erupted in 2015 and has led to VW facing litigation in several countries.
The group has already paid out more than €30bn (£26bn) worldwide. This includes fines, compensation, civil settlements and buyback schemes.
"defeat devices" meant that Volkswagen's cars were certified as conforming to EU pollution standards. They were emitting up to 40 times the legally permitted amount of nitrogen dioxide.
About 91,000 motorists in England and Wales, represented by several legal firms, took action against VW and its subsidiaries Audi, Seat and Skoda.
Among other things, they claimed VW had misled them about the sustainability ratings of their cars and in many cases it affected the value of their vehicles.
The claim, which lawyers said would have been the biggest ever brought by a group of consumers in the UK, was due to go to trial in January 2023.
Volkswagen said it had made no admission of liability but that the legal costs of a six-month trial in England meant a settlement "was the most prudent course of action commercially".
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