Burst comparison in the Diesel process: displeasure about the approach of VW

consumer advocates throw a Volkswagen a further deception of the customers. The car maker is supposed to make it all Damaged for a quote. What are the custome

Burst comparison in the Diesel process: displeasure about the approach of VW

consumer advocates throw a Volkswagen a further deception of the customers. The car maker is supposed to make it all Damaged for a quote.

What are the customer's compensation to get? A mechanic in a VW garage photo: imago

BERLIN taz | All in the course of the exhaust gas fraud Victims, the settlement amount offered to get the car maker Volkswagen is offering the participants of the Diesel-pattern process. The chief of the consumer center Federal Association (VzBv), Klaus Müller calls. "Instead of a few hundred thousand millions of cheated consumers could benefit from compensation payments," he said.

On Friday, VW had finished surprising the settlement negotiations about the pattern declaratory action submitted by the VzBv at the higher regional court of Braunschweig. "The fact that Volkswagen has let the settlement negotiations through the media burst, was not only bad style, but a second fraud to the Affected", said Müller. The lawsuit filed by the VzBv have connected to around 470,000 VW customers. Of which amounted to more than 2 million car holders are affected in Germany.

resisted for a Long VW against out-of-court settlement negotiations, because the group is denied generally, a claim for compensation for the buyer manipulated the diesel vehicles in this country. In December, this attitude changed in January there were the first discussions. Now, the group justified the termination with an excessive and non-transparent composition of the attorney's fees in the amount of 50 million euros. This allegation of the VzBv rejects. "It was not a flat-rate fee of € 50 million, but a fee in the amount of 120 euros net on the Basis of a detailed catalog," said Müller.

The VzBv have other than VW's claims – a review of the services provided by the lawyers never denied. The car company argued that he could pay no flat-rate amounts for processing and did not receive a sufficient concrete evidence of what the money should be used.

consumer advocates Klaus Müller photo: Reuters

Müller also denies the claim from VW, that both sides had already agreed on a settlement. "Volkswagen can't do so, as the comparison that you now want to offer our seal of approval would have," he said. In January had been talked about for a compensation of at least 15 percent of the purchase price – a total of around 830 million euros – as well as a correction clause. "Behind it, Volkswagen should not fall back now," said Müller. The compensation in the amount of 15 percent was not "overly generous," said Müller. In the USA, VW paid about 25 billion euros in compensation and penalties. On average, customers received a $ 10,000 (approximately 9.230 Euro).

customers that have joined the pattern for a declaratory judgment, to pay the car manufacturer without the involvement of the VzBv is a compensation of between 1,350 and 6.257 Euro depending on the vehicle, price and age. This only applies to plaintiffs in the pattern approval procedure. The claim of Müller VW rejected. In addition to the pattern of action around 65,000 procedures because of the diesel fraud in Germany.

For the settlement of claims VW had been able to set up on Friday a page on the Internet so that interested people Injured in a Newsletter. From the end of March you should receive an offer. With the settlement, VW has already commissioned a service provider to get 17 million euros.

The VzBv will continue the pattern of proceedings before the higher regional court of Braunschweig. The consumer advocates recommend that the compensation not to accept. "Consumers are forced to trust that the group has cheated you already once, is now all of a sudden correctly – without any possibility of objective Verification," said Müller.

ADAC, which has supported the VzBv at the pattern for a declaratory judgment, believes it is too early for a recommendation. "Much is still unclear about how, exactly, the VW is called the sum among the victims is to be distributed," said a spokeswoman. "On the other hand, a very long duration of proceedings is in doubt, followed by a single lawsuit."

in Contrast, the German environmental aid plaintiffs discourages clear of the comparison. "After the fraud of over 10 million diesel customers in Europe VW might draw in the pattern for a declaratory judgment, gathered a VW owner Once again on the table," warned DUH managing Director Jürgen Resch.

Date Of Update: 17 February 2020, 19:00
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