ACCC says lower fine ‘appropriate’ in VW appeal of record $125M ‘dieselgate’ penalty

Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-05-05 12:58 pm By Alison Eveleigh | Sydney

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission maintains its $75 million settlement agreement with Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal was “appropriate”, as VW progresses its appeal of the $125 million penalty imposed by a judge who called the ACCC agreement “manifestly inadequate”.