It’s A Volkswagen Graveyard

As part of the settlement after it got caught cheating on its emissions tests, Volkswagen has bought back about 350,000 of its U.S. diesel vehicles. The automaker so far has spent more than $7.4 billion on the cars, according to court filings seen by Reuters.

Where does VW put all those cars? Wherever it can find the space.

Reacquired Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars sit in a desert graveyard near Victorville, California. Volkswagen has taken parking lots to a whole new level in the United States – and will not be emptying them soon.

The court filing said through Dec. 31 Volkswagen had reacquired 335,000 diesel vehicles, resold 13,000 and destroyed about 28,000 vehicles. As of the end of last year, VW was storing 294,000 vehicles around the country.

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