Foundation had launched similar actions in the Netherlands and Belgium. FMTNews
PARIS: A Dutch foundation said Thursday it had launched a “joint action” in France against carmaker Volkswagen as part of a European bid for damages for millions of car owners duped in an emissions cheating scheme.
The scandal has cost Volkswagen more than US$33 billion in legal fees, fines and compensation, mainly in the United States. “Volkswagen has admitted its mistake. This should lead it to compensate consumers,” Maria Jose Azar-Baud of the DEJF told journalists in Paris.
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