Volkswagen Is Accused of Emissions Fraud as New York and Massachusetts Sue, Naming Names
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Source: New York Times
Volkswagen Is Accused of Emissions Fraud as New York and Massachusetts Sue, Naming Names
By JACK EWING JULY 19, 2016
The New York and Massachusetts attorneys general on Tuesday directly challenged Volkswagen’s defense over its emissions deception, calling the decision to thwart pollution tests an orchestrated fraud that lasted more than a decade, involved dozens of engineers and managers and reached deep into the company’s boardroom.
The accusations, leveled in state lawsuits, contradict Volkswagen’s portrayal of the deception, representing a new threat to the carmaker’s finances, reputation and management.
Volkswagen, which admitted late last year to equipping 11 million vehicles worldwide with software to cheat emissions tests, has maintained that the deception was limited to a small group of people. The company has said top management was not aware of the cheating software, known as a defeat device.
But the New York civil complaint, drawing on internal Volkswagen documents, emails and witness statements, depicts a corporate culture that allowed a “willful and systematic scheme of cheating.” The evidence paints the most detailed picture yet about how the deception unfolded and who was responsible.
For the first time, the New York complaint connects Volkswagen’s chief executive, Matthias Müller, to the scandal. ...
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Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/business/international/volkswagen-ny-attorney-general-emissions-scandal.html
UPDATE: Maryland is suing VW too. - Three U.S. states sue Volkswagen, say executives covered up diesel cheating (Reuters)
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