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Thousands of Reacquired Volkswagen and Audi cars sit in a desert graveyard near Victorville, California.


Shocking images have emerged showing lines of cars stretching out as far as the eye can see in the Californian desert after Volkswagen was forced to buy back 350,000 cars for $7.4billion over the diesel scandal.

The German automaker has been forced to get creative when it comes to responsibly storing the hundreds of thousands of vehicles they had to buy back.

Storage lots include a shuttered suburban Detroit football stadium, a former Minnesota paper mill and the desert site near Victorville, California.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5562609/Shocking-images-VW-cars-dumped-Californian-desert.html

'These vehicles are being stored on an interim basis and routinely maintained in a manner to ensure their long-term operability and quality, so that they may be returned to commerce or exported once U.S. regulators approve appropriate emissions modifications,' she said.

While it was originally suggested Volkswagen may scrap the hundreds of thousands of cars for parts, it now appears that the manufacturer is hoping to return them to the market once they meet emissions guidelines.

But it may be some time before stung customers rush out to buy another VW.

In total, VW has agreed to spend more than $25 billion in the United States for claims from owners, environmental regulators, states and dealers and offered to buy back about 500,000 polluting U.S. vehicles.

The buy backs will continue through the end of 2019.

Just imagine this is Nigeria with such fleet of cars. What will happen?

Concerns over nitrogen dioxide emissions have grown since Volkswagen was found in September 2015 to have cheated air pollution tests for 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide.

In April 2017, Volkswagen was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to three felony counts and paid $4.3 billion in federal penalties.


VW must buy back or fix 85 per cent of the vehicles involved by June 2019 or face higher payments for emissions.

Ok

They are not dumped. They are stored after buyback from consumers.

They will be sold after legalities are resolved.

Not all consumers gave the vehicles back since they are not actually bad. They were just not getting the MPG that the manufacturer advertised.

I see new VW all the time here and people are still buying them.

I only need 3 of those cars now. Only 3 biko at a cheap rate.

This is massive, but a great loss to VW, this is why I encourage people not to cheat but try and follow due protocols it will help you avoid this costly buy backs

Concerns over nitrogen dioxide emissions have grown since Volkswagen was found in September 2015 to have cheated air pollution tests for 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide.

In April 2017, Volkswagen was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to three felony counts and paid $4.3 billion in federal penalties.


VW must buy back or fix 85 per cent of the vehicles involved by June 2019 or face higher payments for emissions.

Hope they do air pollution test in Nigeria!

Flexherbal:
Hope they do air pollution test in Nigeria!

in which Nigeria?

Are we there yet?..

No wonder VW no Many for Nigeria as b4

I smell frontpage.

But this is a beauty sha. How organised they are.

May God continue to Bless America

I came here to see the forest but.....
I'm still searching
Probably need a new pair of glasses

I beg make dem give me one

Magician1503:
I came here to see the forest but.....
I'm still searching
Probably need a new pair of glasses

Wey u see forest na

Explorers:
Wey u see forest na

Baba you sharp... I saw what you did.

Specialist900:
in which Nigeria?

..Somalia Nigeria.lol

Magician1503:
Baba you sharp... I saw what you did.

What did i do o?

What is the cost of Volkswagen sharan engine, 2005 model , manual transmission

Ok

Dumped,but in orderly manner...

I don knw say na explorer

Inspired autos and other fraudulent Nigerian car dealers based in the US would be salivating over this and wish the can lay their hands on some to sell to Nigerians

See money

Autojosh go soon bring them come naija market

nice..I need one Audi!!

When the cars are ready, I won't mind getting one for myself. V's are crazy durable and can go on and on for miles without coughing or giving you engine troubles...unlike some brands people like in Nigeria

EVILFOREST:
May God continue to Bless America

And may the devil continue to rule the shithole country