Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Volkswagen
Current Parent Company:
Volkswagen
Penalty:
$66,000,000
Year:
2016
Date:
December 20, 2016
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
The California Attorney General and the California Air Resources Board announced a $66 million settlement with Volkswagen over the company's use of defeat device software to bypass emissions controls in its Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche 3.0-liter diesel vehicles, in violation of California's environmental laws. This was part of a larger $225 million settlement also involving the federal government; see the Violation Tracker entry at https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/violation-tracker/-volkswagen...
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
California
HQ Country of Parent:
Germany
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Parent:
motor vehicles
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
