In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation (Third Partial Decree)

Under a third partial consent decree, settling CAA defendants that manufactured emissions-noncompliant 3.0 liter diesel vehicles must pay a civil penalty of $1,450,000,000, undertake a number of specific corporate governance reforms, perform in-use testing of their vehicles using a portable emissions measurement system, and retain an independent compliance auditor for a three-year period to ensure compliance with the decree.