The European Commission (EC) on Tuesday called on the German automotive group Volkswagen to pay compensation to all consumers in the European Union (EU), not just Germany, in a so-called diesel case.
EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reinders said in a statement that Volkswagen “does not want to work with consumer organizations to find a proper solution for consumers” and has so far only compensated car owners in Germany and the United States.
“All consumers need to be compensated,” Reinders said.
Volkswagen has already paid a total of around € 32 billion in compensation and court fees for the scandal. Most of this has gone to the United States, where courts and regulators have been active in getting Volkswagen to pay compensation.
Meanwhile, the company has agreed to pay 750 million euros to 235,000 car owners in Germany.
Reinders criticized Volkswagen for dishonesty in trying to exclude EU consumers outside Germany from receiving compensation by delaying legal proceedings.
In September 2015, Volkswagen caused a global scandal when the company admitted that up to 11 million of its cars in the world are equipped with certain types of diesel engines, which are equipped with falsified emission measurement software.
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