New York’s state top lawyer is launching a lawsuit for fraud, deception and misrepresentation after it emerged Europe’s largest car brand is to recall half a million cars in the US and potentially millions more across the globe.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said: “No company should be allowed to evade our environmental laws or promise consumers a fake bill of goods.”
VW chief executive Martin Winterkorn has launched a grovelling apology but gave no sign of stepping down, despite outcry over the scandal that has obliterated trust in the brand and is set to result in tens of billions of pounds worth of fines.