Industry Commissioner tells VW to compensate European drivers

In a letter sent to Wolkswagen in January 2016, European Commission for Industry Elżbieta Bieńkowska increased the pressure on the company to compensate European consumers, as it did for drivers from the United States, for its diesel emissions scandal.

Volkswagen officials had previously stated that, while the company would repair vehicles to remove the illegal software which originated the scandal, it had no plans to pay consumers any compensation, arguing they had suffered no loss.

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ESO: Background information: US officially sues Volkswagen over emissions cheating http://www.europeansources.info/record/us-officially-sues-volkswagen-over-emissions-cheating/

ESO: Background information: Volkswagen and Commission discuss emissions crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/volkswagen-and-commission-discuss-emissions-crisis/

The Guardian, 21.01.16: VW rejects call to compensate European drivers over emissions scandal http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/21/vw-rejects-call-to-compensate-european-drivers-emissions-scandal

The New York Times, 21.01.16: VW Admits Cheating in the U.S., but Not in Europe http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/business/international/vw-admits-cheating-in-the-us-but-not-in-europe.html

EurActiv, 25.01.16: Commission unsure if it can force VW to provide compensation http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/commission-unsure-if-it-can-force-vw-provide-compensation-321252

EUObserver, 24.05.16: Search for VW compensation larger in EU than in US https://euobserver.com/dieselgate/133514

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