AG Healey Announces Record-Setting $20 Million Settlement by Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche for Knowingly Selling Illegally Polluting Cars and SUVs | Mass.gov
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche, as well as their American subsidiaries, have agreed to pay $157 million to settle environmental claims by Massachusetts and 9 other states.
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Audi concealed dual-calibration strategy
Audi concealed facts about the dual-calibration strategy in 3.0L vehicles from regulators.
On or about November 23, 2015, VW entities including at least Volkswagen AG and Audi AG admitted that the 3.0L Subject Vehicles contain three undisclosed AECDs, one of which – the temperature conditioning mode – is regarded as a defeat device under the Act and implementing regulations.
VW entities including at least Audi AG knowingly concealed facts that would have revealed the existence of the dual-calibration strategy utilized in the 3.0L Subject Vehicles to regulators when they had a duty to share such information, and also engaged in affirmative misrepresentations and took affirmative actions designed to conceal these facts.
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The European Commission found that Audi and other car manufacturers breached EU antitrust rules
The final decision states that Audi found antitrust law.
These technologies aim at making passenger cars less damaging to the environment. If proven, this collusion may have denied consumers the opportunity to buy less polluting cars, despite the technology being available to the manufacturers." In October 2017 , the Commission carried out inspections at the premises of BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen and Audi in Germany as part of its initial inquiries into possible collusion between car manufacturers on the technological development of passenger cars.
More than 350,000 Audi vehicles are being recalled by Volkswagen, according to a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
This week’s Audi recall comes only a few weeks after Porsche recalled more than 170,000 vehicles for a similar fault.
The Audi recall is due to a fault in the car’s rearview camera, which the notice says “does not display” an image, increasing the risk of a crash.
What Audi vehicles are affected by the recall?
More than 350K Audi vehicles recalled.
Over 350K Audi vehicles recalled.
The Audi recall follows a recall by Porsche, a Volkswagen subsidiary, which has impacted more than 170,000 vehicles.
According to the notice, Audi vehicles in the following models and model years are included in the recall:
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Audi recalled vehicles with high-voltage battery modules due to a documented safety risk
<MONTH YEAR> This notice applies to your vehicle: <VIN> <MODELYEAR> <BRAND> <MODEL> NHTSA: 25V080 Audi Recall: 93AA – High-Voltage Battery.
Some of the world’s biggest car makers including Vauxhall, BMW, Volkswagen and Audi are launching investigations into their paint supply chains after the Guardian linked their suppliers to illegal mines in India where child labour and debt bondage are widespread.