Volkswagen must buy back 'dieselgate' cars: Germany's top court
Source: Aljazeera
Court ruling sets precedent for hundreds of thousands of car owners affected by VW emissions test cheating in Germany.
Volkswagen (VW) must reimburse German car owners who bought vehicles fitted with devices able to cheat emissions tests, but the buyback amount will depend on mileage, Germany's top court has said, in principle upholding a lower court decision.
Monday's ruling by the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe set an important precedent for hundreds of thousands of German people affected by the "dieselgate" scandal that has rocked VW since 2015.
About 60,000 similar individual German VW owners' cases are already open.
"Volkswagen now aims to soon bring these cases to a close in agreement with the plaintiffs," the company said in a statement, promising "appropriate offers" to affected owners.
VW in 2015 admitted to cheating on regulatory emissions tests [Hendrik Schmidt/Pool/Reuters]
Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/volkswagen-buy-dieselgate-cars-germany-top-court-200525061920051.html
= new reply since forum marked as read
