If Volkswagen wants to avoid potentially having to pony up $46 billion dollars in relation to a lawsuit filed by the US Justice Department over Dieselgate, VW needs to have a fix in front of a judge by March:
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said he wants a definitive answer on the status of a fix by March 24.
Noting that VW had admitted in September that its vehicles on U.S. roads were using software to emit up to 40 times legally allowable pollution, Breyer said time was running out.
“Six months is long enough” to determine if this is a fixable problem, Breyer said. “This is an ongoing problem.”
No kidding. VW must by now know if and how these cars can be fixed and how to make this go away. By not speaking to that, they’re not making life easy for themselves and for their owners. Frankly, if I were a VW diesel owner, I’d be really ticked off right now. Tune in on March 24th to see if VW speaks to how they will fix these cars, or if they will be cutting a cheque.
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Judge To VW: Produce #Dieselgate Fix By March Or Else
If Volkswagen wants to avoid potentially having to pony up $46 billion dollars in relation to a lawsuit filed by the US Justice Department over Dieselgate, VW needs to have a fix in front of a judge by March:
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said he wants a definitive answer on the status of a fix by March 24.
Noting that VW had admitted in September that its vehicles on U.S. roads were using software to emit up to 40 times legally allowable pollution, Breyer said time was running out.
“Six months is long enough” to determine if this is a fixable problem, Breyer said. “This is an ongoing problem.”
No kidding. VW must by now know if and how these cars can be fixed and how to make this go away. By not speaking to that, they’re not making life easy for themselves and for their owners. Frankly, if I were a VW diesel owner, I’d be really ticked off right now. Tune in on March 24th to see if VW speaks to how they will fix these cars, or if they will be cutting a cheque.
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