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A German court ruled Thursday that auto giant Mercedes-Benz knowingly installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles, opening the door for owners to seek compensation.
FRANKFURT, Germany — A German court ruled on Thursday that auto giant Mercedes- Benz knowingly installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles, opening the door for owners to seek compensation. The carmaker rejected the ruling and said it planned to appeal to Germany's top court. The "dieselgate" scandal, which involved claims of rigging emissions levels, first
A German court ruled Thursday that auto giant Mercedes-Benz knowingly installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles, opening the door for owners to seek compensation.It was not immediately clear how much Mercedes might have to ultimately pay out, or how many vehicle owners may seek to claim compensation.
A court in Germany has ruled that the car giant Mercedes Benz knowingly fitted devices in its cars to cheat emissions tests.
Mercedes customers achieved a partial success on Thursday when the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court established that unauthorized defeat devices were installed in certain diesel vehicles from the German car manufacturer. The finding appeared in a so-called model declaratory judgement announced by the presiding judge, Thilo Rebmann, in the south-western German city, where Mercedes is headquartered. This means that the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (vzbv) has partially prevailed with