ACCC warns Volkswagen of impending action

The devices, if they are being used in the cars, would breach Australian safety standards, Sims added.

‘Using disappointment gadgets is only restrained down below the Australian Design Rules, which might be hauled away as Australian Consumer Law (ACL) legal retreat expectations, ‘ he explained.

Sims said Volkswagen Group might have knowingly misled consumers with the faulty environmental readings, meaning the ACCC would be forced to “take action”.

However, an ACCC spokesperson told The Register it’s up to the commission’s investigators to work out how many such breaches VW might have committed in selling cheatware-affected cars (if any made it to our shores).

Possible behavior applied from the ACCC may include court-imposed countries of about $1 dollar.millions per break of one’s buyer legislation and necessary deals being forklift on Volkswagen so it comply with hometown guidelines.

Volkswagen’s Australian subsidiary has been unable to respond to calls from the government to provide “urgent clarification” on whether its cars sold locally have been caught up in the biggest scandal of the carmaker’s 78-year history.

Currently, there has been no confirmation from the carmaker about the impact of the scandal on the local market.

Mr Sims said the ACCC would seek talks with Audi Australia after the company reportedly confirmed that its local models are fitted with the cheat software.

“Cars are a big purchasing decision and claims that relate to environmental benefits or fuel efficiency can influence consumer choice”, he said.

“It is critical that accurate and comprehensive information is provided to the public, and the government has made this expectation clear to VW Australia and Audi Australia”, Mr Fletcher said. “There’s a lot we don’t know and we’re approaching this with a very open mind”, he said.

“We have started the process of working out the type and size of claims and whether there is commercial value and merit in pursuing it”, Mr Saker said.

“The ACCC will be seeking marketing materials from VW Group and will not hesitate to take action if consumers were exposed to false, misleading or deceptive representations”, Sims said.

A corporation can be fined A$1.1 million ($777,000) for each breach of Australian Consumer Law.