VW gets preliminary approval for $14.7 bn settlement over scandalJuly 27, 2016 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The big $14.7-billion settlement VW reached with U.S. regulators over the company's diesel cheat devices and lies has taken a step towards completion. The company announced on Tuesday, July 26 that the United States District Court overseeing the case has given his preliminary approval, AutoBlog reports. That means that VW and Audi will now start sending out official notices to owners of affected vehicles spelling out what happens next. The Plaintiffs' Committee for Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Litigation said it was pleased with the approval, as you can read below. The next official step will happen at the final approval hearing on October 18, 2016. As a reminder, the affected vehicles involved with this settlement include the following with the 2.0-liter diesel engine: 2013-2015 VW Beetle, 2010-2015 VW Golf, 2009-2015 VW Jetta, 2012-2015 VW Passat, 2010-2013 and 2015 Audi A3. There's still no fix approved to keep affected vehicles on the road and no agreement on what should happen to affected 3.0-liter vehicles. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |