Madrid’s Provincial Court Upholds Volkswagen’s Appeal In ‘dieselgate’ Case | Economy

The Provincial Court of Madrid has upheld an appeal filed by Volkswagen in the case known as Dieselgate, noting that the Commercial Court of Madrid did not have territorial jurisdiction and that the Barcelona Court should have assessed the case.

The Provincial Court of Madrid has informed today the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) of the sentence issued on June 22, 2023 in the legal proceedings initiated by the organization against the German manufacturer in this matter.

This judicial decision implies a repetition of all actions in the Commercial Court of Barcelona, ​​which may mean waiting another five years until a new sentence is obtained, with the same deployment of means and evidence, an expense for the OCU, ” Totally “unnecessary and inconsistent”.

Thus, the OCU, “out of logical respect for the judicial decision and well-founded discrepancy”, will proceed to assess the presentation of the relevant appeal before the Supreme Court in the coming days as well as transfer of proceedings . The Court of the Mercantile de Barcelona, ​​so as not to make a mistake in protecting the rights of affected consumers.

The organization reminds that those affected by Dieselgate have already been waiting for justice for more than eight years, given that they have already been compensated in other countries such as Germany, Australia or the United States.