Australian Commission on competition and consumer protection (ACCC) has obtained a civil judgment against German automaker Volkswagen (VW) record fine as part of the ongoing "disilicate".
a Fine of 125 million Australian dollars (86 million US dollars) is the highest in history for a violation of Australian law on consumer protection.
Australian regulators have also started proceedings on consumer loans VW. The Australian Commission of securities and investments (ASIC) said in Federal court that the German company had not conducted proper checks of solvency of the borrowers or has not determined whether they could service their loans.
the Charges relate to 49 380 consumer loans in the period from 2013 to 2016.
In 2015 protection Agency United States environmental protection Agency (EPA) found that many VW cars have a software for diesel engines that can determine the time of their testing, and then change the characteristics to improve results.
VW acknowledged that 11 million vehicles worldwide have had software that has reduced the indications of the emissions in the tests. The company has already paid more than $ 33 billion in fines and compensation for the recalled vehicles.
