VW settles Australia suit over ‘dieselgate’ scandal
21 September 2019 |
2:56 pm
Volkswagen has agreed to pay out millions over a class-action suit brought by about 100,000 Australian consumers. The company has paid billions to US and Canadian consumers and faces a second Australian lawsuit.
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