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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe
Just slice the pie up based on the manufacturer's reports of units sold in the U.S. for those years.
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Besides the fact that I don't think your solution is a recognized remedy for the alleged violations, how exactly would this work? Are you suggesting that the manufacturer that sold the largest number of diesel cars during the same period in which VW was selling vehicles which, if not altered, would not have met emissions standards, should be awarded the largest piece of the pie? Even if large numbers of people bought those vehicles for reasons that had nothing to do with miles per gallon claims? Might that not have the effect of providing a windfall to the manufacturer who, arguably, was the least harmed by VW's alleged deceit?
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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe
The fact of the matter is that they were ALL financially damaged,
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It's easy enough to make that statement, but how would you prove it in a court of law? I don't think saying, "judge, obviously they suffered some financial harm here" is going to cut it.
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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe
VW was selling bogus vehicles, based on their outstanding mpg numbers,
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Again, is it necessarily the case that all diesel vehicles sold by VW during the period of alleged wrongdoing by the company were sold because of VW's claims about miles per gallon? And didn't the use of the defeat device during testing cause the EPA's mpg numbers (that were reported to purchasers and prospective purchasers by VW) to be lower than the actual mpg results that purchasers saw when driving the vehicles?