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Carmakers must pay compensation for diesel vehicles fitted with illegal emissions controlling devices, Germany’s highest federal court has ruled, in a case which could potentially cost Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and others millions of euros. Companies could owe owners between 5% and 15% of …
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The Munich regional court also sentenced the former head of engine development, Wolfgang Hatz, and a former Audi engineer, identified only as Giovanni P. for privacy reasons, to suspended prison sentences and fines.They were accused of ensuring that diesel engines met emissions limits during …
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The Munich regional court on Tuesday handed former Audi boss Rupert Stadler a suspended sentence after he was convicted of fraud for his role in the diesel emissions scandal.Under a plea deal, the former CEO last month admitted he allowed Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche vehicles equipped with …
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By AFP Ruling means owners are now entitled to as much as 15% of the vehicle’s value. Vehicle undergoing emissions testing. Image: iStock The German Federal Court of Justice on Monday opened the way to further compensation claims against carmakers that installed illegal diesel exhaust treatment …
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SummaryCompaniesStadler given suspended sentence, 1.1 mln euro fineFirst former VW board member sentenced for diesel scandal fraudFormer exec, engineer also sentenced and finedJune 27 (Reuters) – Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler was handed a suspended sentence of one year and nine months by a Munich …
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HAMBURG, June 27 (Reuters) – Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler was handed a suspended sentence of one year and nine months by a German court on Tuesday for fraud over Volkswagen’s 2015 diesel scandal, becoming the first former board member to receive such a sentence.The fallout from the German auto …
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The Mercedes star logo is seen on an eActros electric truck at the annual general meeting of Daimler Truck Holding AG in Stuttgart, southern Germany. /Thomas Kienzle/AFP The Mercedes star logo is seen on an eActros electric truck at the annual general meeting of Daimler Truck Holding AG in …
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A Greenpeace activist calls out German carmakers at an autoshow in Frankfurt. Carmakers must pay compensation for diesel vehicles fitted with illegal emissions controlling devices, Germany’s highest federal court ruled yesterday, in a case that could potentially cost Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and …
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The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on Monday opened the way to further compensation claims against carmakers that installed illegal diesel exhaust treatment software, following a landmark European ruling.Diesel owners whose cars had the “thermal window” programme would be entitled to damages …
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The CARES research group has sent two open letters to European authorities to warn about excess emissions of diesel car families, including those of models sold under Real Driving Emissions (RDE) tests introduced after the Dieselgate scandal. The open letters include the findings of remote sensing …
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