California Prepares Legal Assault Against Volkswagen For Cheating

California is preparing a major enforcement action against Volkswagen AG over its admitted cheating on tailpipe emissions tests, the state's top air official said on Thursday.

Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board, said it was too soon to say what penalties would be levied against the company, which admitted duping the tests earlier this month.

The state is also preparing to oversee a recall of vehicles in California equipped with the device that allowed it to pass laboratory tests measuring their output of the air pollutant NOx, which contributes to smog, Nichols said.

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jameswisrik - 9/25/2015 1:24:13 PM

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https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/bmw-mercedes-bmw-gm-could-cheating-emissions-tests-153019787.html

GM ALSO...THATS NOT A SURPRISE. BUT THEY ALREADY PAID OFF OBAMA SO THEY WILL JUST PAY A MINIMAL FINE W/ US TAXPAYERS BAILOUT MONEY. VW SO FAR FIRED THERE EXEC..SAVE BILLIONS FOR FINES/LAWSUITS ETC....GM STILL HAS THERE MURDERING EXECS IN OFFICE!

GM IS THE REAL CRIMINAL IN THE WORLD...THEY SELL MANY CARS/TRUCKS OVER DECADES THAT POLLUTE MUCH MORE THAN VW WILL EVER. THANKS TO OBAMA/UAW/GM EXECS...IT WILL GO ON FOR MORE DECADES. ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ....STOP BUYING GM VEHICLES. NO LONGER MADE IN USA...MADE IN MEXICO/CHINA/S.AMERICA/SE ASIA/CANADA/EUROPE/RUSSIA...ETC. BEING PATRIOTIC FOR A COMPANY THAT KILLS INNOCENT AMERICANS IS LIKE SUPPORTING TERRORIST!

Sciros - 9/25/2015 2:42:29 PM

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This just in, lawyers frothing at the mouth, tripping over each other to put together class action lawsuits against VW and anyone else caught in this debacle. Hands up if you're surprised... anybody? anybody?

Sciros - 9/25/2015 2:46:47 PM

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I didn't actually read the article until now.. this one isn't about lawyers it's about Cali's environmental laws being enforced via penalties. In any case VW gets no sympathy from me.. but before all is said and done I wonder how many politicians will posture over this and how many law firms add millions to their coffers.

CarCrazedinCali - 9/26/2015 1:14:47 PM

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get em Cali, get em! Get our money back and put it into infrastructure