California’s VW Diesel-Cheating Agreement Approved by Judge
- VW to pay California $86 million in damages for scandal
- California home to largest share of cheating VWs in U.S.
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Volkswagen AG’s agreement with California to resolve unfair competition claims tied to the company’s emissions-cheating scandal won final approval from the federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits in the U.S.
California’s consent decree is part of VW’s more than $16.5 billion in settlements with car owners, dealerships and regulators in the U.S. over the sale of diesel vehicles armed with devices to beat pollution tests. The carmaker will pay $86 million to California, home to the largest share of the almost 600,000 cars on U.S. roads rigged to cheat tests.