Volkswagen is believed to be close to a $4bn deal with the US Justice Department to resolve criminal and civil allegations relating to the company’s diesel emissions scandal. The German carmaker has been accused of cheating on pollution tests in order to meet stricter emission standards for cars sold in America. A second phase of the fix will begin in a year and will involve further software updates and a diesel particulate filter, as well as diesel oxidation and nitrogen oxide catalysts.
Volkswagen is believed to be close to a $4bn deal with the US Justice Department to resolve criminal and civil allegations relating to the company’s diesel emissions scandal. On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency also confirmed that it had approved an agreement whereby VW would use new software to fix 70,000 polluting vehicles. A second phase of the fix will begin in a year and will involve further software updates and a diesel particulate filter, as well as diesel oxidation and nitrogen oxide catalysts.