VW receives fine over a billion euros VW must pay the diesel scandal high fine

VW will have to pay in the Wake of the diesel scandal a Buß über the Höhe of a billion euros. The Bu money has issued to the public Prosecutor's office in Braunschweig. Volkswagen, the Buß accepted;money already.

In the diesel scandal the public Prosecutor's office in Braunschweig against VW Bu’money –about one billion euros verhängt. "Volkswagen, the Buß accepted;money and is committed to its responsibility," said Volkswagen AG on Wednesday, 13. June 2018. According to the results of the investigations of the public Prosecutor it was the "duty of supervision violations in the Department of powertrain development, in connection with the Fahrzeugprüfung", heißt in the message. These were, according to the Prosecutor's office "miturs—on the take" dafür that by the middle of 2007 to 2015 "a total of 10.7 million vehicles with the diesel engine of the type EA 288 (Gen3) in the United States and Canada, as well as EA 189 in the world with a device config—one software feature advertised to customers veräußert and been placed on the market". fineße is, according to Volkswagen from the statutory Höchstma  a punishment in Höhe fünf million euros, as well as a Poweröcreation of economic benefits in the Höhe of 995 million euros. The car maker kündigte, against the fineße no right of appeal. "Volkswagen is committed to its responsibility für the diesel crisis and sees this as a further essential step to your Bew—management", heißt in the message. A running order will be terminated administrative proceedings. "Volkswagen is confident that the completion of this procedure will also have a significant positive impact on further in Europe against the Volkswagen AG and its group companies, geführte behördliche procedures." News Arrest warrant against Martin Winterkorn in USA (Diesel-scandal)  Martin Winterkorn threatens imprisonment in the United States