Chose an article on this to summarize for one of my classes. VW may be devastated beyond repair by this depending on how payouts are handled.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/business/us-states-jumping-into-investigation-of-vw-emissions-deception.html
Currently over 30 states--30 in a coalition, plus seemingly California and Texas acting separately--have entered a joint investigation headed by their attorney generals. This is on top of the federal government's pending actions and litigation, individual lawsuits, and France, Germany, and other EU powers taking action against them. There really may be nothing left in the end depending on how damages and penalties are structured against the company.