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German car maker Volkswagen (VW) deliberately cheated EU emissions tests by installing “defeat devices”, the EU’s top court has ruled, rejecting the firm’s claim the technology was meant to protect engines. “A defeat device which systematically improves, during approval procedures, the performance …
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The EU court has ruled ‘upstream’ devices used to defeat emissions testing equipment should be considered illegal. The European Union’s highest court has broadened the definition of illegal emissions-cheating technology on Thursday, laying the groundwork for future lawsuits against Volkswagen …
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Brussels, December 17 The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to cheat on emission tests and cannot argue it was merely protecting car engines. The scandal known as “Dieselgate” erupted five years ago when …
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to cheat on emission tests and cannot argue it was merely protecting car engines. The scandal known as “Dieselgate” erupted five years ago when the …
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The Volkswagen Group today lost its fight to have its Dieselgate emissions “defeat” device declared … [+] legal in Europe, with the EU’s highest court boosting lawsuits across the bloc by declaring it illegal. Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images picture alliance via …
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EPA found more than half a million diesel trucks using defeat devices Like adding nine million extra trucks to roads Those black smoke billowing diesel pickups you see on the road? They’re probably not stock and they are emitting massive amounts of pollution, enough to eclipse the entire Volkswagen …
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The European Parliament on Tuesday endorsed legislation that will soon give consumers across the EU the right to file class-action lawsuits in cases of mass harm, similar to those already allowed in the US. The measure is to go into force within the next two years, with all 27 EU member-states …
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More than 1,000 drivers have launched claims for compensation from Mercedes over the “dieselgate” scandal, in what could become Scotland’s biggest class action. Lawyers say they have had as many claims against the marque in three months as they had against Volkswagen (VW) in five years. Transport …
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© Focke Strangmann/EPA/Shutterstoc The premium Mercedes brand More than 1,000 Mercedes owners have launched claims for compensation in Scotland since a dieselgate scandal emerged. Lawyers now believe the case will become Scotland’s biggest-ever class action. Transport authorities in Germany found …
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It was the chief compliance officer’s opening remark in a fireside chat at the Compliance Week Europe 2020 Virtual Conference this week. Michels was hired after the company earlier that year pled guilty to installing defeat devices, designed to cheat U.S. emissions tests, in more than half a …
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