The Volkswagen (VW) production facility in Wolfsburg, Germany on Sept. 26, 2015. (Photo: TBE/Thinkstock)

It hasn’t been a good week for Volkswagen A.G. More than 175 class actions in 31 states have been filed against the automaker over the emissions scandal that erupted last month.

Almost all the lawsuits have been brought on behalf of consumers alleging they were deceived and payed premium prices for “clean diesel” vehicles that exceeded U.S. regulatory standards. Others lawsuits have been filed by dealership franchises. The cases are in addition to investigations by the U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and attorneys general in at least 28 states. 

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