KARLSRUHE, May 25 — A top German court ruled today that Volkswagen must buy back a diesel car it modified to appear less polluting, a decision that could influence the outcome of tens of thousands of other “dieselgate” cases. Judges at the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe...
Judge Stefanie Roloff, judge Vera von Pentz, Presiding Judge Stephan Seiters, judge Christiane Oehler, judge Oliver Klein are seen during the reading of the verdict at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany on May 25, 2020. The top German court ruled that Volkswagen must buy back a diesel car it modified to appear less polluting. — AFP pic
Almost five years after Volkswagen’s admission to cheating on emissions tests involving millions of diesel engined cars, the ruling is the first real legal setback for VW in its home country. Lead judge Stephan Seiters revisited the familiar story of how VW “for many years systematically brought vehicles onto the market whose software was programmed so that they only met limits under test conditions”.
That payout, however, is almost €6,000 below the original purchase price, as the judges took into account depreciation of the vehicle’s value. The end of April also brought the closure of a mass lawsuit against the carmaker by hundreds of thousands of plaintiffs, the first of its kind and one of the biggest legal risks stemming from “dieselgate”.
Around 60,000 individual German VW owners’ cases remain open, and lawyer Goldenstein said today’s ruling was “a precedent for all German diesel car owners”.VW said it would offer one-off payments even to those who want to keep their cars, and added that some details remained to be cleared up, like whether those who bought vehicles after the diesel scandal came to light in September 2015 were eligible.
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