
Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Vehicles
Allegations: Falsely marketing “Clean Diesel” vehicles as high performing, fuel efficient, green, and environmentally-friendly
Dack et al. v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al.
20-cv-615, W.D. Mo.
(2020)
Volkswagen and Audi vehicles
Falsely advertising that vehicles equipped with autonomous emergency braking systems alert drivers to and prevent collisions when the systems do not work as advertised in real world driving conditions and actually increase the likelihood of collisions
Settled
(Preliminarily approved)
Allegations: Falsely marketing “Clean Diesel” vehicles as high performing, fuel efficient, green, and environmentally-friendly
German automaker agrees to pay $14.7 billion to settle deceptive advertising and cheating allegations.
New fads, new ads.
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