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Volkswagen’s emission scandal persists

Australian federal court fined biggest Germany car conglomerate and one of the main Australian financial unit as part of a global diesel emission scandal. Amount which carmaker has to payed reached 86 million dollars, because of breaching Australian consumer law by making false emissions. Company has already paid billions of dollars in court around the... Volkswagen’s emission scandal persists
Australian federal court fined biggest Germany car conglomerate and one of the main Australian financial unit as part of a global diesel emission scandal. Amount which carmaker has to payed reached 86 million dollars, because of breaching Australian consumer law by making false emissions. Company has already paid billions of dollars in court around the world.

This is not only one scandal which company faces in Australia.  The country corporate watchdog started civil penalty on Volkswagen Financial Services Australia for allegedly not making appropriate checks before giving out 49,380 loans to consumers which happened from December 2013 to December 2016.

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