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VW Could Face Group Lawsuit Over Rigged Diesels in U.K.
Nearly 60,000 diesel owners in the U.K. plan in March to ask England’s High Court for permission to file a group litigation order against Volkswagen Group over the company’s rigged diesels.
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Nearly 60,000 diesel owners in the U.K. plan in March to ask England’s High Court for permission to file a group litigation order against Volkswagen Group over the company’s rigged diesels.
The filing, similar to a U.S. class action lawsuit, could represent as many as 1.2 million owners whose cars were equipped with illegal software to evade EU emission rules, the Financial Times reports.
The lawsuit covers diesels sold in England between 2008 and 2015 under the Audi, SEAT, Skoda and VW brands. Approval by the High Court would enable the case to proceed.
In the U.S., VW Group pleaded guilty to rigging about 555,000 diesels and so far has agreed to pay about $25 billion (€17.7 billion) in fines and reparations. The company has not admitted liability or wrongdoing in Europe. But it has updated the emission control equipment and/or software in more than 6 million affected engines to date in the region.
VW insists that most owners have been satisfied with the result of the repairs. The company argues that these owners have suffered no loss and thus do not qualify for compensation.
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