Volkswagen Group settles UK Dieselgate case with £193m payout
In the UK, 91,000 owners of the affected vehicles – equipped with the diesel-fuelled EA189 family of engines – were represented in their class action lawsuit by law firms Slater and Gordon, Leigh Day and PGMBM.
Having determined that"settlement was the most prudent course of action commercially", rather than continuing on to a six-month trial set to begin in January, the Volkswagen Group will now pay the claimants £193m while also contributing to their legal costs and other fees. However, the company clarified:"No admissions in respect of liability, causation or loss have been made by any of the defendants in the group action as part of the settlement." It also won't allocate the funds directly. Rather, they will be divided proportionally among claimants by the representing law firms. It added:"The Volkswagen Group would once again like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologise to their customers for the two-mode software installed in the EA189 vehicles. "The Volkswagen Group will continue to work to rebuild the trust of their customers here in England and Wales. This settlement represents an important further stage in that process." Its chief legal officer, Philip Haarmann, said:"The Volkswagen Group is pleased that we've been able to conclude this long-running litigation in England and Wales. "The settlement is another important milestone as the Volkswagen Group continues to move beyond the deeply regrettable events leading up to September 2015."
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