Dieselgate: California Rejects Volkswagen's Proposed Engine Fix AND Fines Them
California hasn't finished railing on Volkswagen concerning their polluting diesel engines: not only did the state refuse the automaker's proposition for fixing the 3.0-litre TDI engine, but the government also strapped them with a USD$86,000,000 fine.
This fine is added to the USD$14.7 billion fine that was given to Volkswagen by the United States. Of this sum, USD$800,000,000 has already been earmarked for the state.
Even worse is the fact that a large portion of this new fine won't go to the state itself: only $10 million will go into a fund to make sure automakers won't use any more defeat devices. The other $76,000,000 will be spent in legal fees.
Volkswagen also saw the refusal of its 3.0-litre TDI fix. The manufacturer was confident it could simply reprogram the computer, but the State of California said that this wasn't enough.
VW's 3.0-litre and 2.0-litre TDI engiens aren't afflicted with the same problem: while the V6 should be relatively easy to fix, the 2.0L is another matter entirely.
