Carmakers Face U.K. Trial a Decade After Dieselgate Scandal
The allegations tied to the original 2015 scandal have cost Volkswagen AG more than $30 billion.
Car manufacturers, including Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Ford Motor Co., and Renault SA, are facing a mass class-action style trial after about 1.6 million British car owners claimed compensation for the manipulation of their vehicles to cheat on emission tests.
The high court in London kicked off a three-month trial against five car manufacturers, also including Nissan Motor Co. All deny they used prohibited “defeat devices.”
The manufacturers decided they would “rather cheat than comply with the law,”
argued Thomas de la Mare, a lawyer for car owners on October 13.
Lawyers for Mercedes-Benz argued that the cars didn’t have any prohibited devices, and the claims are flawed and incoherent.
The claimants’ case is fundamentally misconceived. It is untenable in law and unsupported by the facts,
said lawyers for Renault and Nissan in court filings.
Author's summary: Carmakers face UK trial over emission tests cheating.
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