Volkswagen USA

Automotive
Overall: F · 30.2/100

As of May 2026, TruNorth grades Volkswagen USA an overall F (30.2/100) across nine values categories. 119 federal penalties totaling $26.3B since 2000 (Violation Tracker). (source: OSHA). air pollution violation: $21.6B in federal penalties (Violation Tracker). (source: EPA).

Last updated May 2026 · TruNorth (trunorthapp.com)

Political donations

EU Commission antitrust — Part of €875M EU cartel decision (Jul 2021) for collusion on diesel emissions cleaning systems among VW, BMW, Daimler.

Source: ec-antitrust

Environment

air pollution violation: $21.6B in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Source: EPA

Labor

119 federal penalties totaling $26.3B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Source: OSHA · NLRB

DEI

No public record found.

Charity

No public record found.

Animal testing

No public record found.

Firearms

No public record found.

Privacy

CFPB consumer complaints: 38 on record (25 in past 12mo); 0% timely response rate.

Executive pay

German BaFin — €1B BaFin / Braunschweig prosecutor fine (Jun 2018) for breach of supervisory duty in the diesel emissions scandal.

Source: bafin

Data sources

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