VW to pay $86M in civil penalties to California over emissions violations, reports Automotive News (7 July). This is in addition to some $15 billion it will be paying after reaching a settlement with officials in the USA the previous week. The civil penalties, announced by California's Attorney General Kamala Harris, resolve claims under California's unfair competition law and federal laws. $76 million is to be paid to the Attorney General's office to defray the costs of the investigation and litigation.
VW had already said that it would pay $603 million to settle litigation with most of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and it is also buying back or fixing about half a million diesel cars as well as setting up funds to compensate for environmental damage and damage to consumers.
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