Volkswagen reaches $14.7 billion Dieselgate settlement for US owners

As expected, Volkswagen has reached a deal this week with US regulators to compensate owners of vehicles affected by its massive diesel emissions cheating scandal — a systematic global deception of customers and regulators that resulted in millions of vehicles being sold globally that produce unexpectedly high levels of pollutants. Details of the settlement were reported today by Bloomberg, AP, and the New York Times, though they won't officially be made public unt