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Brussels on Tuesday called on Volkswagen to pay out all European consumers – and not just German ones – affected by the “Dieselgate” scandal in which the automaker tampered with vehicle emissions to cheat pollution tests. EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said in a statement that VW “is not …
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A number of Carlisle residents have banded together to sue Mercedes over their alleged role in the ‘dieselgate’ scandal. The car company is claimed to have used devices to avoid complying with the law regarding diesel car emissions. Affected diesel Mercedes vehicles were made between 2008 and 2018, …
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A Volkswagen logo is seen as it launches its ID.6 and ID.6 CROZZ SUV at a world premiere ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo BRUSSELS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – The European Commission and EU consumer authorities urged Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on …
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In June 2018, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority accused Mercedes of fitting ‘cheating software’ into their diesel engines, which limited emissions during testing. It is alleged this underrepresented the true emissions released on the road, resulting in Mercedes diesel engines not …
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By Silvia Martelli (September 28, 2021, 6:11 PM BST) — European Union authorities called on Volkswagen on Tuesday to compensate all consumers in the bloc for misleading them about its vehicles’ emissions, accusing the auto giant of dragging its feet six years after the scandal broke. The European …
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In June 2018, Mercedes – along with BMW and Volkswagen – was found by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) to have fitted cheating software into their diesil engines, which limited emissions during testing, underrepresenting the true emissions released on the road. This resulted in …
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‘Disgusted’ motorists from Nottinghamshire have vowed to sue Mercedes over allegations some of the luxury German brand’s vehicles were installed with ‘defeat devices’ in the so-called ‘dieselgate’ scandal. They are demanding answers and working with consumer rights law specialists to launch a claim …
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BRUSSELS — A top European Union legal adviser said Thursday that software installed in Volkswagen cars to alter the amount of pollutants coming out of their exhaust pipes in hot or cold weather and at high altitude doesn’t conform to the 27-nation bloc’s laws. The case arose when Austrian courts …
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A former Volkswagen manager, who is on trial over the car maker’s emissions-cheating scandal, blamed company culture on Thursday for his and others’ silence on the matter, but said he would have acted differently had he known the consequences. Hanno Jelden, who prosecutors said was in charge of the …
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The European Union’s top court has all but confirmed that so-called defeat devices, used to trick emissions tests in cars, are contrary to EU law. The development comes in a legal opinion in a case against Volkswagen and Porsche on Thursday from Advocate General Athanasios Rantos, who said that …
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