In Germany 2.8 million Volkswagen “rigged.” And the Dutch shareholders ask for damages – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published September 25, 2015 at 15:52.
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The scandal emissions altered by Volkswagen comes to Germany, the country of origin of the automaker. In a hearing in the Bundestag the German Transport Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, it has announced that 2.8 million vehicles are in circulation in Germany with Volkswagen of illegal software that allows you to circumvent controls on emissions. “The manipulation of Volkswagen are certainly unacceptable and illegal,” said the minister. The models involved are 1.6 and 2.0 but the minister did not rule out the possible involvement of engines 1.2.

Two days ago the group had said that Wolfsburg are 11 million worldwide and vehicles on which you installed the software. The scandal led to the resignation of the ad Martin Winterkorn. Today the board of the group met to choose his successor and evaluate the response of the house in a story that has undermined its reputation.

From the Netherlands to pick up a suit for damages
The trouble for Volkswagen are likely to be only the beginning: in addition to the maxi-fine that could reach the US authorities that They have revealed irregularities, the German company also looming lawsuits. One of these could start from Holland, where the association of shareholders VEB announced that it has asked the damage to Volkswagen for losses incurred by investors: “Volkswagen – accuses the Dutch group – acted illegally not only to owners of cars but also its shareholders. ” Since the scandal exploded, Vw has dropped more than 35% of its value on the stock market.

The other houses away
The case for now is confined to vw. Yesterday an article Auto Bild accused of irregularities, including BMW, but then the same newspaper today he recanted everything after that the German had denied any wrongdoing. Today Daimler has also denied ever manipulated emissions. “A fake device, a feature that reduces emissions during testing illegitimately – reads a statement of the company – was never used and will never be used by Daimler. This applies to diesel engines for gasoline engines. “

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