Windsor law firm Sutts, Strosberg LLP is considering adding more cars to its proposed $1.1-billion class action lawsuit against Volkswagen over the automaker's ongoing emissions controversy.
Volkswagen has been dealing with the fallout of revelations software in many of its diesel vehicles cheated emissions testing.
Myron Shulgan with the law firm says the problem extends to 2016 Jetta, Passat and Golf gas-powered cars.
"It is expected that because the misinformation started in 2013 and continued up to the present, that there will be a number of other types of models of vehicles that are impacted," says Shulgan.
According to Shulgan, about 430,000 vehicles are affected, but it's not known how many of those are in Canada. Shulgan says more investigation is needed before the class action is extended to include more vehicles.
"Once we've determined the extent to which the owners of gasoline-powered vehicles are impacted, we'll then make a determination of whether to expand the class [action] or not," says Shulgan.
He thinks about 12,000 car owners have contacted various law firms to join the class action. Law firms based in London and Toronto are also listed as prosecutors of the proposed class action.
