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Company: Volkswagen
Current Parent Company:
Volkswagen
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $570,000,000
Year: 2016
Date: June 28, 2016
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Mega-Scandal:
Emissions Cheating
Violation Description: Volkswagen agreed to pay $570 million to settle multistate litigation alleging that the company sold and leased certain diesel vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards. This was part of a larger $14.7 billion settlement involving the federal government; see the Violation Tracker entry at
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Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
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