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Volkswagen "diesel door" emissions fraud incident ushered in the latest progress. Volkswagen and its Porsche have reportedly agreed to pay at least $80 million (537336000 yuan) to settle a class action over allegations of tampering with emissions and fuel economy data from 500000 Porsche vehicles.

The settlement involves Porsche cars sold between 2005 and 2020, according to a settlement filed in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday. the owners involved will be eligible for compensation of $25 to $1109 (7400 yuan) per vehicle. It is understood that in response to the settlement agreement, Porsche confirmed the settlement in a statement, but did not admit the charges, saying that the purpose of the agreement was to end the issue and was only applicable to cars sold in the United States. However, the report also pointed out that the lawyer suing the Porsche owner said Porsche physically changed the gears that connect the transmission shaft to the rear axle and operated the software to test the vehicle, "testing the vehicle emits fewer pollutants and is more fuel-efficient than the vehicle purchased by consumers."

The agreement by Volkswagen and its Porsche to settle also marks the end of the lawsuit in this case, but it is important to note that Porsche still does not admit to emissions fraud, and the compensation is only for the US market.

It was also reported that German prosecutors had announced that Porsche had decided to impose a fine of 535 million euros on Porsche for using cheating software in emissions tests. Prosecutors in Stuttgart said Porsche's R & D department ignored the law, causing the sold models to fail to meet emissions regulations in Europe and elsewhere; at the same time, the fine on Porsche, it does not affect individual consumer lawsuits against Porsche over diesel engines. Subsequently, Porsche confirmed the news and said that the prosecution's litigation against Porsche was over and that Porsche would not appeal.

As a matter of fact, it has been many years since the Volkswagen Group "emission gate" incident. Since September 18, 2015, relevant departments in the United States revealed that Volkswagen Group had systematic violations in emission testing, the Volkswagen Group "Emission Gate" scandal has been simmering. Volkswagen Group's Volkswagen brand, Porsche brand and Audi brand are all involved. It was previously reported that as of 2016, the company had paid $15.3 billion in litigation settlement fees to US regulators, car owners and 44 states, which covered only models in 2009 and beyond. According to the latest statistics, including fines imposed by the US government, Volkswagen Group lost as much as 30 billion euros in this incident. "since the fall of 2018, Porsche has announced that it will withdraw from the diesel market altogether," Porsche said in a statement. "next, the company will focus on the development of leading gasoline engines, high-performance hybrid systems and electric vehicles."

Although Volkswagen and its Porsche have agreed to pay at least $80 million (about 537336000 yuan) for a class action settlement, the settlement is only for the US market. Volkswagen Group has been exposed that fake diesel exhaust tests have affected 11 million diesel vehicles around the world, which means that the matter has not been completely resolved.

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