Robert Bosch GmbH and Robert Bosch LLC have reached a settlement with counsel for the consumer classes related to allegations that defeat device software was installed to bypass emissions standards in certain 2.0-liter and 3.0-liter diesel vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche.
The Bosch Settlement is part of a lawsuit called In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 3:15-md-02672-CRB ("MDL 2672"), in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit is sometimes referred to as the "Clean Diesel Cases." Claims against the Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche defendants also have recently settled (the "2.0-liter Class Action Settlement" and "3.0-liter Class Action Settlement," together the "VW Settlements").
The Bosch Settlement is in addition to the VW Settlements. The Bosch Settlement provides additional compensation to vehicle owners, former owners, lessees and former lessees, including reseller dealers, who filed or will file approved claims in the VW Settlements. The Bosch Settlement also provides the opportunity for compensation to VW Class Members who opted out of or who are otherwise not participating in the VW Settlements.
The following diesel engine vehicles are included in the Bosch Settlement:
Class members in the VW Settlements whose claims in those settlements are approved and who do not exclude themselves from this Bosch Settlement will automatically receive a cash payment, via a check in the mail.
